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To provide the public with an opportunity to better understand the work and personnel training of the Fire Services Department (FSD), the Fire and Ambulance Services Academy, which is located at 11 Pak Shing Kok Road, Tseung Kwan O, will hold an open day on April 10 (Sunday). The activity is one of the highlight events of the "Appreciate Hong Kong" Campaign: Open Days of Discipline Services Training Academy.
The Fire and Ambulance Services Academy Open Day will include a fire appliances parade and various firefighting and rescue demonstrations. In addition, there will be display of training facilities, FSD equipment and special vehicles, an exhibition on fire safety education and game booths as well as a recruitment information area and more.
The Academy will be open to the public in two sessions from 10am to 1pm and from 2pm to 5pm. An admission ticket is required for entrance.
A total of 5,100 admission tickets will be distributed free to members of the public from 10am to noon this Saturday (March 19) on a first-come, first-served basis. Each person can obtain a maximum of two tickets at the following locations.
Hong Kong Island:
Sheung Wan Fire Station (Address: 2 Western Fire Services Street, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong)
Kowloon:
Wong Tai Sin Fire Station (Address: 28 Fung Tak Road, Wong Tai Sin, Kowloon)
New Territories:
Sha Tin Fire Station (Address: 26-28 Yuen Wo Road, Sha Tin, New Territories)
Visitors are advised to use public transport as no parking space will be provided at the Academy. The open day will be cancelled if a Typhoon Signal No. 8 or above or a Black Rainstorm Signal is hoisted three hours before the event. For details of the open day, please call 2411 8820 or 2411 8802.
Ends/Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Issued at HKT 18:15
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