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THE AMBULANCES

PROBLEM.

(Continued from Page 23 Information about the Government ambulance service, and discussed the necessity of obtaining additional up-to-dato equipment, owing to the Increased demand for ambulance services in the Colony.

Flag Day on June 24? If

If so, then the Community Service Committeo can get busy with arrangemente and the Club can make a beginning with Ita community service.

May 1, in conciualon, express ap preciation for the courteous and helpful manner all concerned have It has received those enquiries. been a real privilege and a plen- nure to pursue the enquiries on behalf of this Club.

Government's Position. The equipment now. required would be, in Hongkong, one large At the request of the Chairman, motor ambulance and three small the Inspector General of Police, one, and one large and two small Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, said: { motor ambulances In Kowloon. At think you have heard from the present there are in Hongkong one speaker rather in detail what I had I think large and one amall Government to say on the subject and motor ambulances, and one amail there is very little I can add to it. motor ambulance belonging to the The obvious question which may be St. John Brigade. In Kowloon, usked is "If Curther ambulances are there are one large and one small required why does not the Govarn- motor

The answer ambulances. Mr. Wolfe ment supply them?"

is stressed the need for unifled control, that the Government supply

only the and

professional ambulance servic gave the telephone service an an example, saying it would be which naturally meets only the most ridiculous if, when a need arose, urgent requirements. In all parts St. John ambulance was summoned of the British Empire, where there to a case which the Government is a professional ambulance service, ambulance had already been called it la always a practice to call in the to attend. Such a state of affairs assistance of voluntary services. would militate against efficiency. Mr. Wolfe spoke at length, urging co-operation.

Mr. Morris stated that the St. Ambulance Brigade had been doing that and intended to do ne. Already they had one small, motor am bulance. The Brigade had also purchased

Here, in Hongkong, you have an ambulance service, and you have wonderful St. John Ambulance Brigade and I, myself, have been brought into contact in connexion with their scheme of expansion, of which I was formerly unaware. I do feel that if they are going to a new chassis for a render the community this fine ser- second smail. motor Ambulance. vice the only thing I should nak ja This chassis was now in a work-that we should work together for shop having an ambulance body the benefit of the community, and built upon it, and it ought to be we should get all the outside assis ready for the road within a month. tance that we can towards that end. Mr. Morrie, whilst desirous of en- Thus, the Rotary Club would come suring efficient co-operation, urged in an proposed by Rotarian Powell, that the identity of the St. John Ambulance Brigade should not be lost by merging the services,

Co-operation Wanted.

The details, as to how far the St. John Ambulance Brigade ure prepared to co-operate must be left to future occasions, but I do ask! whether they would wish to run

The Brigade had hoped to begin work on its new headquarters in the immediate future. At present the building was only connected by telephone, and there was no am-their own ambulance service or get bulanen in it, or equipment or per- sonnel.

the Government's assistance, that they should arrange that there would be one and only one telephone Government Help.

call for an ambulance. That, I be ar- During further discussion, it ap- think, could quite easily peared that the Government had ranged. I would like to explain available the staff to run part of that, given this ambulance which the additional ambulances, and to we have heard about, it is obvious would go to the attend to ambulance work, and that that all calls the St. John Brigade could obtain Central Fire Station. For a call ambulances. It was then consider-nearer Wanchai than Central, we if it would be possible for the would not send n Central Fire Sta- Government to help with personnel tion Ambulance, but we would call and if the St. John Brigade could up Wanchai at once and send St. help with ambulances. Mr. Wolfe John's ambulance, said he was of opinion that part of the personnel could be immediately provided.

So it was agreed that the situa- tion would be best met if the Government maintained the ser- vice, and the St. John Brigade sup plied and equipped the new motor ambulances now necessary, and that this should be the basis of en-operation.

It is obvious that the better the distribution of the ambulances the quicker will they be able to reach the spot required. 1 do not think there are any other points I would like to stress, but I would like to thank Rotarian Powell for bringing us together so that we may have the opportunity of evolving the best possible scheme for the benefit of the public.--(Applause).

The position then being in long-

Use of Present Service. kong-nt the Central Fire Station

Rotarian P.S. Cassidy asked to there would be one large and one small motor ambulance, and at the what extent the existing ambulance new Wanchai Station, two small am-services were used, and Rotarian balances, supplied by the St. John Wolfe replied to the effect that the Brigade the personnel being under ambulance service, as it existed at Government supervision. Mr. Wolfe present, was started in 1919, with promised to co-operate as far as two large ambulances, one in long- possible in the equipping of the kong and one in Kowloon, which new Wanchai Station.

were presented by the Red Cross It was asked if the Rotary Club Society of Great Britain to com- could assist in further developmemorate the nervices of the War ments, since Hongkong seemed Charities Commission here. Am- about to be better equipped, and itbulances were presented to various was stated there was need in Kow- Colonies. loon for an additional small motor ambulance. Could the Rotary Club help to serve?

Mr. Wolfe suggested that the Rotary Club might perhaps go fifty- fifty with the St. John Brigade in the cost of a new small motor am- bulance for Kowloon, the coat being $6,000. We thought it would be wiser not to ask the Rotary Club to try and raise any fixed sum of money, although it would be good to know the goal at which to aim, It was, perhaps, better to ask the Club to further schemen that the St. John Brigade proposed for rais ing funds to do ambulance work,

Continuing, Rotarian Wolfe said those ambulances were later sup- plemented by two small ones, pur- chased by the Hongkong Govern- ment, because it was found that it was too expensive to uso the large ambulances for aingle accident cases or conveyance of patients to hospitals from their homes. Up to the present time there were actually four ambulances attached to the Fire Brigade, two on each side of the

Harbour. He was, however, satisfied that they could do with more. The Tang Wah Hospital had generously obtained their own ambulance, which really did the hospital's work, but that one did Concert and Flag Day.

so far. What did the St. John Brigade not come into the echome as detall- propass for this present year? Mr. It was noticeable that, apart from Morris said he had arranged for 1929, the Increase in the number concert on May 2nd, and for auf calls had been, roughly, 500 a 2,265 Flag. Day on June 24. It was year. In 1926 there were

to by agreed to ask this Club to support calls which were attended

the the concert and Flag Day, and any four ambulances. Last year other schemes proposed by the St. number was 8,709. During the John Brigade, if they commended year 1928-1929 the increase of calls themselves to the Rotary Club. was only seven, but this was pro- The Iden in Rotary being to support bably due to the arrival of the Tung Ambulances. existing organisations rather than Wah and the St. John to start now ones, Mr. Morris It would be seen, therefore, that undertook to supply details of the if other ambulances were available St. John plans.

be used. Of course, they The proposals for the ambulance til sunt to, they could cor- service are: (1) to equip Hong- might have lozen ambulances, and kong with one large and one small they might all be out at the same motor ambulances at the Central time, but there was much less likell. Fire Station, and two small motor hood of that happening if there ambulances at the new Wanchai were more than four.

at the

Speaking the

Fire Station, St. John Brigade Mr. Wolfe added that if there supplying theas two ambulances for were additional ambulances he was Wanchni Station and the Govern- quite satialed that they could be ment supply; (2) Kewicon to

ata, supervision used and would prove most useful. and maintenance;

St. John Brigade's Work.

of the St. John am- have one new small motor ambulance through the St. John Brigade,

Morris Baid it bulance

Rotarian Government supplying staff, super- was, at present, bolng run by the Bories Kowloon Government. Following a maintenance, thus being equipped with one large of accidents to Government am and two small motor ambulances. bulances last July, the Brigade of

We have already briefly reported fered the use of their own am- to the Directors and they sanction- balance. During the seven months ed this being put to the Club, If it had been run by the Government wo approve the scheme, are we pre- it had carried 1,080 cases, averag pared to support the Bt. John Ing five per day, and had travelled Brigade concert on May 2, and the

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