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INTRODUCTION
Tins report outlines the work of the Fire Brigade during the year 1958/59. The main function of the department is to carry out the provi- sions of the Fire Brigade Ordinance, No. 32 of 1954, insofar as they relate to the protection of life and property in cases of fire and other disasters.
2. In the history of Hong Kong fire fighting and fire prevention is not a new problem; and in pre-war years, when the majority of the Colony's houses and buildings were wooden structures, fire prevention was already an important concern. But difficult as the problem was thought to be then, it has greatly increased in difficulty in post-war years. The springing up of skyscrapers, multi-storey tenement buildings, factories and squatter areas have both directly and indirectly increased the importance of fire-prevention. The growth of satellite towns in the New Territories and in outlying districts, and the development of the urban areas has demanded the expansion of the department to meet ever increasing responsibilities. To meet this increasing demand, the following new fire stations have been opened in recent years:
Tsuen Wan Fire Station Yuen Long Fire Station Sheung Shui Fire Station
Tai Po Fire Station
Sha Tin Fire Station
Sai Kung Fire Station
North Point Fire Station
Ma Tau Chung Fire Station
3. The following new fire stations are also at present being planned:
Tuen Mun San Hui Fire Station
Cheung Chau Fire Station
Peng Chau Fire Station
Aberdeen Fire Station
Cheung Sha Wan Fire Station
Kwun Tong Fire Station
Tai O Fire Station
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