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CS sees fire-fighting and rescue services
The Chief Secretary, Mrs Anson Chan, had a closer look at the territory's rescue, fire-fighting, ambulance and fire prevention services during her visit to the Fire Services Department this (Thursday) afternoon.
Accompanied by the Director of Fire Services, Mr Lam Chek-yuen, she first called on the Tsim Sha Tsui Fire Station where she was shown the various types of fire engines and ambulances, including the newly commissioned Mobile Casualty Treatment Centre.
Mrs Chan was also briefed by front-line firemen and ambulancemen on the use of many rescue tools, such as survivor detector, breathing apparatus, chemical protection suit, deep sea diving equipment and defibrillator.
To show how firemen tackle a No. 1 alarm fire and rescue trapped persons, a demonstration was held in the drill yard.
This was followed by a tour of fireboats where the Chief Secretary was briefed on the deployment and future development of the fireboat fleet. Then she departed for the department's Headquarters at Tsim Sha Tsui East to see the operation of the fully computerised Communication Centre which handled more than 475,000 fire, special service and ambulance calls last year.
Following that, Mrs Chan visited several divisions of the Fire Protection Bureau, which is responsible for formulating and enforcing fire safety regulations and policies, as well as assisting and advising the public on fire protection measures and the abatement of fire hazards.
Before concluding the visit, Mrs Chan had a brief discussion with the department's director, deputy director and a number of senior officers.
End/Thursday, March 30, 1995
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