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and the principle of United Kingdom service being counted towards pensionable service in Hong Kong.

APPRECIATION

102. No Annual Report of the Fire Department in Hong Kong would be complete without expressing appreciation to a number of other organi- zations without whose assistance the tasks facing the Service would have been more difficult, firstly, the Hong Kong Police Force and, in particular, members of the Traffic Branch and policemen on the beat in assisting the passage of fire appliances and ambulances to incidents. With the increasing traffic density in Hong Kong, particularly during the peak periods, this assistance is often vital to the saving of lives.

103. The Public Works Department in general, and the Buildings Ordinance Office and the Water Authority in particular, have been unstinting in their support at operations involving collapsed buildings and in the administration of Fire Prevention Legislation.

104. The success of our public relations and Fire Prevention prop- aganda is due almost entirely to the constant help and advice received from the Director of Information Services, his staff and Kaifongs. Informa- tion Service photographers have been especially helpful to us in recording evidence for fire investigations.

105. Finally, my thanks are due to the Civil Aid and Auxiliary Medical Services for prompt assistance when we were hard put to find additional man-power. Especially valuable has been the voluntary work of members of C.A.S. at squatter fires and incidents involving the collapse of tenement buildings.

1st October, 1964.

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R. G. Cox, Director of Fire Services.