Fire Services Department

12 Jun 2013

It would be inappropriate for teenagers as young as 14 to witness unsettling scenes, and looking after them would increase the paramedics' workload, Wat Ki-on of the Ambulancemen's Union said.

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Hong Kong buildings still unsafe after Fa Yuen fire

28 Mar 2013

The tragic blaze sparked by a row of hawker stalls at the doorstep of a Mong Kok building in late 2011 is a hard-earned lesson for everyone. Not only did it claim nine innocent lives, it...

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Coroner criticises investigation into fatal 2011 Mong Kok blaze

12 Mar 2013

Michael Chan Pik-kiu said a 120-page report submitted to the Coroner's Court yesterday was a waste of paper, and the time of the court and jury.

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Runners from fire services aim to win sixth straight 10km race

17 Feb 2013

Bragging rights are the only thing at stake in the Disciplined Services Cup, which will be contested by seven branches of the government. They are Cheung's team from the Fire Services Department,...

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Critical patients to get A&E help faster after Ombudsman slams system

11 Jan 2013

Public hospitals and ambulances will send critical patients to the nearest emergency facility instead of driving to a designated hospital as is now required.

4:27AM

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Ambulance system to be revised in bid to avoid delays

10 Jan 2013

The Fire Services Department and the Hospital Authority have agreed to amend their ambulance system so that patients in urgent need of treatment are taken to the nearest hospital.

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Opinion

Alex Lo

Chen Guangcheng misled by his new right-wing 'friends'

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Tom Holland

The yuan hasn't overtaken the HK$ quite yet, Mr Chan

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Falling metal bars kill bridge worker, injure 15 others

A worker was killed and 15 others injured – two seriously – when they were hit by falling metal bars at a construction site for the massive bridge across the Pearl River estuary on Thursday.

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Falling objects kill bridge worker, injure 15 others

A worker was killed and 15 others injured – two seriously – when they were hit by falling objects at a construction site for the bridge across the Pearl River estuary on Thursday.

4:38PM

Fire-fight fisherman hero feared dead

A missing local fisherman is feared dead after he chose to stay on board and fight a fire on his trawler moored in the harbour while his three mainland crew members leapt to safety.

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Airport latest digital radio 'blind spot'

Terminal One of Hong Kong's airport, which handles as many as 150,000 travellers a day, is the latest 'blind spot' in the Fire Services Department's new HK$178 million digital radio system.

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1,500 firefighters protest for shorter working week

More than 1,500 off-duty firefighters took to the streets yesterday to fight for a cut in their working hours in what their union said was one of the biggest protests of its kind in 10 years.

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One in 14 buildings are potential death traps

One in every 14 buildings checked for fire hazards is a potential death trap, the Fire Services Department warned yesterday following safety inspections prompted by last year's blaze at a Mong Kok...

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