Question No. 5
Reply by the Secretary for Security to a Question by
the Hon CHEUNG Yan-lung, OBE, BRSEJ, JP
in the Legislative Council on Wednesday 19 July 1985
Question:
Can the Government inform this Council of --
a)
the total number of ambulances in Hong Kong and where they are stationeâ,
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the average time taken for an ambulance to reach the scene of an accident, and
c)
the latest position regarding the motorcycle ambulance support scheme ?
Reply:
Sir,
a)
The Ambulance Service of the Fire Services Department
has a fleet of 198 ambulances. These are presently
stationed at 18 ambulance depots and 17 fire stations
distributed throughout the territory. 43 ambulances
are deployed in the Hong Kong region, 77 in the Kowloon
region and 72 in the New Territories region.
Gambulances are in the Ambulance Training Division.
The St John's Ambulance Association and Brigade
has a total of 6 ambulances. They are largely used for
moving patients to and from hospitals and treatment
centres. Two are stationed in Hong Kong and 4 in
Kowloon. Of the 4 in Kowloon, 1 serves the Tsuen Wan
The Association has indicated that it would
consider favourably any request from the Government
to make use of the ambulances in an emergency.
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