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Measures implemented by the FSD

to improve performance immediately

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Ambulances are stationed in fire stations in addition to ambulance depots to extend emergency ambulance cover. The fire stations involved include North Point, Kotewall Road, Ap Lei Chau, Kwai Chung, Sheung Shui and Sha Tau Kok.

Ambulances and their crew are redeployed from stations with relatively adequate manning to those where manning is inadequate to meet local demand.

The Fire Services Communication Centre has streamlined its operational procedures for ambulance deployments to achieve more effective mobilisation.

The transfer of residual non-emergency cases to another agency is being actively pursued to enable FSD to better concentrate on its delivery of emergency ambulance services.

The performance of ambulance aid motorcycles, which provide life- saving first aid before an ambulance reaches the scene, has been included in the calculation of emergency ambulance performance.