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Fire safety equipment loan scheme launched
Registered bedspace apartments (BSAs) will have their fire safety standards improved with a $2.5 million donation from The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust for the Home Affairs Department's fire-fighting and fire-prevention equipment loan scheme.
Under the loan scheme, fire services equipment including fire extinguishers, fire blankets and alarm systems will be installed free at charge at those BSAs which have joined the scheme. Free maintenance services will also be provided.
In order to help BSA operators and tenants fully understand the operation of the equipment, clear instructions in Chinese on the use of the equipment will be provided.
The Director of Home Affairs, Mrs Shelley Lau, together with the Director of Corporate Affairs and Charities of The Hong Kong Jockey Club, Mr David Yau, today (Friday) handed the fire safety equipment to the operator of a BSA in Sham Shui Po.
Mrs Lau said the installation of the equipment had already begun in the BSAS which had indicated an interest in joining the scheme, and that it would take about two months to complete the fitting of portable equipment in these premises.
She also thanked The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust for making the loan scheme possible.
"With the Jockey Club's $2.5 million donation, fire safety in BSAs will be greatly improved," she said.
Also present at today's distribution ceremony was the Deputy Director of Home Affairs, Mr Dominic Law; and Sham Shui Po District Officer, Mr John Leung.
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