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members were mobilised for two flood rescue operations, 57 mountain search-and- rescue duties, and 19 vegetation fire-fighting operations.
Soon after the tsunami disaster in South Asia on December 26, 2004, the CAS joined the Hong Kong Support Team which was sent almost immediately to Phuket to assist affected Hong Kong residents. A total of 22 CAS staff and members took turns. to serve with the Hong Kong Support Team over a period of 25 days. During the WTO Hong Kong Ministerial Conference in December, the CAS was mobilised to stand by for possible emergency duties and assist the Hong Kong Police in crowd management. The CAS served a total of 3 600 man-shifts during the conference.
Service members continued to patrol hiking trails and country parks on Sundays. and public holidays to assist picnickers in case of need. During the dry season, members were on standby for fire-fighting duties. During the year, the service also assisted in crowd management at 193 public events and at the Lo Wu Border Control Point with a daily deployment of 35 members.
The CAS endeavours to develop leadership potential and cultivate civic awareness among youngsters by recruiting youths in the 12 to 17 age group into the CAS Cadet Corps. Apart from participating in recreational activities, the cadets are trained in a wide variety of disciplines and skills including foot drill, basic emergency rescue, printing and binding, fibreglass moulding and rock climbing. Cadets aged over 13 are also encouraged to take part in crowd management at major community events and in hiking trail and country park patrols.
Government Flying Service
The Government Flying Service (GFS) is a disciplined service department. It provides the community of Hong Kong with a wide range of flying services, including round-the-clock search and rescue coverage and casualty and medical evacuation, fire fighting and support for law enforcement agencies and other government departments.
The GFS has an establishment of 169 disciplined and 59 civilian personnel and operates an aircraft fleet of two fixed-wing aeroplanes and seven helicopters. In 2005, it flew a total of 5 818 hours, assisted in 420 search and rescue operations and transported 1 379 patients to hospital by helicopter. The auxiliary flying doctors and nurses flew a total of 428 hours in 542 operations. The GFS also flew 6 885 government officers and official visitors in the course of their duties or programmes. Home Pages
Security Bureau: www.sb.gov.hk (links to Disciplined Services) Independent Commission Against Corruption: www.icac.org.hk
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