Fire_Services_1963-1964 — Page 15

EXAMINATIONS GENERALLY

INSTITUTION OF FIRE ENGINEERS EXAMINATIONS

38. 51 officers sat the annual examination at the Hong Kong Centre of the Institution of Fire Engineers, 3 being successful in the Associates Membership section and 2 in the Graduates. Whilst admittedly a dis- appointingly low percentage, the results augur well for the future. Member- ship of the Hong Kong Branch of the Institution of Fire Engineers now stands at:

5 Members

14 Associate Members

24 Graduate Members

1 Licentiate Member

35 Students

In the relatively short space of 4 years we have become one of the largest branches in the Commonwealth.

SENIOR PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATIONS

39. There were no successful candidates at the Senior Professional Examination, and one of the prima facie causes was undoubtedly due to the lack of time for study during the preceding fire season. In future the examination calendar will be changed to set this important examination for August/September.

SUBORDINATE OFFICERS EXAMINATIONS

40. 53 officers sat and 26 qualified in Stages I and III Examinations, and generally papers submitted were below standard. As the technical level of questions must continue to be raised to a point commensurate with the knowledge required to cope with problems in Hong Kong, candidates will, in the absence of more suitable facilities for supervised training, have to intensify home studies.

FIRST AID EXAMINATIONS

41. All Fire Service personnel were re-examined in First Aid and, where appropriate, Home Nursing.

OPERATIONS GENERALLY

42. The Fire and Ambulance Services responded during the year to 63,045 calls at which 132 members of the public died, 724 were injured

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