THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1993
3 -
FSD TO HIVE OFF NON-EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICE
TODAY
(THURSDAY) THAT HOSPITAL
THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED IT WOULD TRANSFER ITS NON-EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICE TO THE AUTHORITY UNDER A PHASED PROGRAMME STARTING FROM OCTOBER 1 THIS YEAR.
FOR THE DEPARTMENT
FOCUS
ON
ITS
PRIMARY
A SPOKESMAN ARRANGEMENT WOULD ENABLE THE DEPARTMENT TO RESOURCES AND TO EMERGENCY SERVICES.
EXPLAINED
AS
THAT THE NEW MAKE BETTER USE OF ITS OF PROVIDER ROLE
THE
THE PRESENT ARRANGEMENT, HE SAID, WAS
NON-EMERGENCY
CONSIDERED AS WASTEFUL
A
AMBULANCE AND INEFFICIENT SINCE
SPECIALISED REQUIRE THE HIGHLY TRAINED STAFF, SOPHISTICATED EQUIPMENT PROVIDED TO THE FIRE SERVICES RUNNING EMERGENCY SERVICES.
THE
SERVICE VEHICLES
DID
NOT
AND THE
DEPARTMENT
FOR
THE
BETWEEN THE RELEVANT PARTIES, HE SAID AFTER DISCUSSION
SERVICE WOULD BE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY HAD AGREED THAT A NON-EMERGENCY
START, PROVIDED UNDER ITS MANAGEMENT PROVISIONALLY IN ONE REGION AS A WITH A VIEW TO EXTENDING THE SERVICE TO OTHER REGIONS LATER.
DEPARTMENT
THE FIRE SERVICES SERVICE ON HONG KONG ISLAND FROM OCTOBER JANUARY 1, NEXT YEAR AND THE NEW TERRITORIES SAID.
UNTIL
DEPARTMENT THE THEN,
WOULD PHASE OUT
1
THE EXISTING FOLLOWED BY KOWLOON
ON ON APRIL 1. 1995, HE
WOULD HELP
ΤΟ
MAINTAIN THE
SERVICE TO AVOID ANY UNDUE DISRUPTION TO PATIENT CARE.
CLOSURE OF UNAUTHORISED STRUCTURES SOUGHT
**
THE BUILDING AUTHORITY IS SEEKING TO CLOSE TWO UNAUTHORISED
THAT THEY CAN STRUCTURES IN A BUILDING IN MONG KOK, KOWLOON, SO DEMOLISHED WITHOUT CAUSING DANGER TO THE OCCUPANTS AND THE PUBLIC.
BE
FOURTH AND 301-311
THE STRUCTURES ARE LOCATED IN THE CORRIDORS ON THE THIRD FLOORS OF KWONG WING BUILDING AT 18 SHANTUNG STREET AND FERRY STREET.
THE HONG NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR CLOSURE ORDERS FROM
JUNE 3 KONG DISTRICT COURT ON
UNDER THE
ORDINANCE BUILDINGS
WAS POSTED ON THE PREMISES TODAY (THURSDAY).
DEMOLITION WORKS ARE EXPECTED TO START AS SOON AS ORDERS ARE ISSUED.
THE CLOSURE
14