Secretary for Security Tang Ping-keung today visited the Fire Services Department headquarters and Tsim Tung Fire Station to learn more about the department's work and inspect the equipment for fire and ambulance services.

At the department’s headquarters, Mr Tang learnt about its work on enhancing fire safety and measures to improve the fire safety of old buildings.

He also found out more about the education and publicity work on community emergency preparedness, and the development of emergency ambulance services.

Mr Tang saw a demonstration of the system for providing post-dispatch advice at the Fire Services Communications Centre.

Introduced in October 2018, the system allows the centre’s personnel to provide callers with first-aid advice with the assistance of a computer system, and helps stabilise the patient's condition before the ambulance crew arrives.

The security chief then visited Tsim Tung Fire Station to inspect its equipment for fire and ambulance services and learnt how the department utilises technology to enhance emergency services.

At a sharing session with the department’s personnel, he thanked them for their continued perseverance and united and committed efforts to fulfil the prime mission of saving lives in emergencies.