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to take part in crowd management at major community events and in hiking trail and country park patrols.
Government Flying Service
The Government Flying Service (GFS) is a disciplined service department. It provides the community of Hong Kong with a wide range of flying services, including round-the-clock search and rescue coverage, casualty and medical evacuation, fire fighting and support for law enforcement agencies and other government departments.
The GFS has an establishment of 166 disciplined and 57 civilian staff and operates an aircraft fleet of two-fixed wing aeroplanes and seven helicopters. In 2007, it flew a total of 5 588 hours, assisted in 343 search and rescue operations and transported 1 400 patients to hospitals by helicopter. Auxiliary flying doctors and nurses flew a total of 381 hours in 495 operations. The GFS also flew 5 962 government officers and official visitors in the course of their duties or programmes.
Websites
Security Bureau: www.sb.gov.hk (links to Disciplined Services) Independent Commission Against Corruption: www.icac.org.hk Commissioner on Interception of Communications and Surveillance: www.sciocs.gov.hk
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