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Yaumati in Kowloon (telephone numbers 363 in Victoria and K.44 in Kowloon).

Ambulances are also obtainable in Victoria from the Eastern and Western District Sanitary Offices.

At the above mentioned stations coolies for ambulance work are available at any time.

There are many other places from which ambulances may be obtained in emergencies, but as there are no coolies of the Sanitary Department stationed at these, it is necessary for the police to obtain volunteers or engage street coolies for these ambulances when required.

The following is a list of such places:-

1. In the City of Victoria :-

No. 1 Police Station.

The Recreation Ground, Happy Valley.

The Seamen's Institute, Gresson Street. The Post Office,

The Supreme Court.

The Central Police Station.

The New Western Market.

The Tung Wah Hospital.

The Government Civil Hospital.

The Cattle Depôt, Kennedy Town. No. 6 Police Station, Peak.

2. In Hongkong outside the City limits:-

Bay View Police Station. Shaukiwan Police Station. Aberdeen Police Station. Stanley Police Station. Pokfulam Police Station.

3. In Kowloon:-

Water Police Station, Tsim Sha Tsui. Sham Shui Po Police Station. Kowloon City Police Station.

4. In the New Territories at Tai Po.

A motor ambulance belonging to the Saint John's Ambulance Society is kept at the Fire Brigade Station (telephone No. 600). Driver and attendants are available.

During the year ambulances were used 692 times in Hongkong and 296 times in Kowloon.

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