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All ambulances have radio telephones to communicate with the FSCC. For on-site communication, the incident commander, the incident ambulance officer and the officers leading working crews have hand- held radios to communicate with each other and with the Incident Command post.
All ambulances have, as standard equipment, cling film and burn sheets to treat burns. They also have analgesic apparatus to reduce pain. The ambulancemen's objective is to cover burns, to reduce the risk of infection and to prevent fluid loss in the time before patients reach- hospital.
The need for additional equipment on ambulances will be one of the issues that will be addressed in the report on the Pat Sin Leng hill fire. We will study the recommendations before deciding what improvements may be necessary.
Task Force on expansion of service industries
Following is a question by the Hon Eric Li Ka-cheung and a written reply by the Secretary for Trade Industry, Miss Denise Yue, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):
Question:
It is mentioned in the Governor's Policy Address last year that a Task Force has been established by the Financial Secretary to chart a course for the further expansion of the territory's service industries and that the Task Force will listen carefully to the views of the business representatives and the professional experts concerned. In this connection, will the Government inform this Council :
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of the number of meetings held by the Task Force since its establishment and the concrete conclusions reached in assisting the development of the service industries;