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The Civil Aid Service (CAS) invites people who are interested in serving the community and undertaking various emergency duties to apply to join its ranks. The recruitment drive will end by January 31.
The CAS is a uniformed and disciplined auxiliary service which plays an important role in search and rescue operations, including helping hikers in distress and combating hill fires.
The CAS works closely with other full-time disciplinary forces in undertaking a wide range of emergency duties during natural disasters such as typhoons, floods and landslips. CAS members are also deployed for crowd management duties at major public functions and patrolling in country parks and hiking trails.
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region permanent residents aged 16 or above, who speak fluent Cantonese and read Chinese, are welcome to apply to enrol. Applicants under the age of 18 should include their parent or guardian's written consent in their applications.
Recruit selection procedures will include physical fitness and functional tests. Completed enrolment forms must be submitted to Records Office, 4/F, CAS Headquarters, 8 To Wah Road, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, by January 31.
The enrolment form (CAS 17 (Rev. 2007)) can be downloaded from the CAS website (www.cas.gov.hk). Enquiries can be made at telephone 3651 9376 or 3651 9375, or by fax at 2576 3021 and email at casenq@cas.gov.hk.
Ends/Friday, January 23, 2009
Issued at HKT 15:31
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