340 Public Order
On November 1, 2006, the CAS joined the Fire Services Department and Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department to combat a huge fire at Tai Lam Country Park. The blaze lasted for 64 hours, razing more than 66 000 trees across 630 hectares of park land. Working in shifts, CAS personnel fought the blaze continuously for three days.
CAS personnel also patrol hiking trails and country parks on Sundays and public holidays when a lot of people make outdoor excursions. The CAS is on standby during the dry season because of the high risk of hill fires. Crowd control is included in the CAS ambit. In 2006, the CAS took part in controlling crowds at 180 public events, and stationed 35 members each day at the Lo Wu Border Control Point to help control the large crowds crossing the boundary.
The CAS also takes part in promoting civic awareness among young people and helps them develop leadership skills. It runs a CAS Cadet Corps for youths between the ages of 12 and 17. Besides participating in recreational activities, these cadets are taught life-saving techniques, rock-climbing and industrial skills such as printing, book-binding and fibreglass moulding. Cadets above the age of 13 are encouraged to perform crowd control duties and to patrol country parks.
Government Flying Service
The Government Flying Service (GFS) is a disciplined service department. It provides the community with a wide range of services, including round-the-clock search and rescue, flying injured people to hospitals and clinics for treatment, fighting fires and rendering general support to law enforcement agencies and other government departments.
The GFS has an establishment of 168 disciplined and 57 civilian personnel and operates two-fixed wing aeroplanes and seven helicopters. In 2006, it flew 5 956 hours, assisted in 404 search and rescue operations and transported 1 425 patients to hospital by helicopter. Auxiliary flying doctors and nurses flew a total of 438 hours in 541 operations. The GFS also flew 7 637 government officers and official visitors carrying out their work.
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