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Fire Services personnel will carry out a series of fire safety inspections in housing estate markets on both sides of Victoria Harbour next week.
A spokesman for the Fire Services Department said today (January 25) that, with the approach of the Chinese Lunar New Year, the inspections were aimed at stepping up fire safety standards in the markets and arousing the market tenants' awareness of fire safety.
Stall owners are advised not to pile up the goods at their stalls to cause obstruction to common passageways and fire service installations.
During the inspection, Fire Services personnel will inspect the maintenance of fire service installations in the markets. Fire safety advisory letters will also be distributed to the market tenants to remind them to take fire safety precaution.
Ends/Friday, January 25, 2008
Issued at HKT 14:51
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