Auxiliary Medical Services
Encyclopedia
Auxiliary Medical Service (AMS) is a well-trained, committed voluntary medical and health services provider in Hong Kong
. Its mission is to supply effectively and efficiently regular services to maintain the health and well-being of people in Hong Kong.
AMS was officially formed in 1950 with 2000 volunteers. As of 2007, number of volunteers grown to 4418. It was involved in major accidents and events in Hong Kong like the Shek Kip Mei
fire in 1953, Typhoon Wendy in 1962 and landslides caused by heavy rainstorms in 1972. It also served during SARS in Hong Kong in 2003 and 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
. Normally, it sends out volunteers to fireworks
display, marathon
, and major events.
In 1983, AMS became an independent government operation branch under the Security Department of the Government Secretariat.
A public hotline for enquiry about the services of AMS and a Non-Emergency Ambulance Transport team were set up in 1995 and 1996 respectively. The Youth Ambassador Scheme has also been implemented in 1997 with the objectives to encourage young people to have a healthy lifestyle and promote a sense of civic duties.
Wing are further divided in to operating Regions:
Staff: 3,300 uniformed members
Source: Auxiliary Medical Service (Hong Kong)
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
. Its mission is to supply effectively and efficiently regular services to maintain the health and well-being of people in Hong Kong.
Major events
Shek Kip Mei
Shek Kip Mei, originally known as Kap Shek Mi, is an area in New Kowloon, the North Eastern Kowloon Peninsula of Hong Kong.-History:A major fire on 25 December 1953, destroyed the Shek Kip Mei shantytown of immigrants from Mainland China that had fled to Hong Kong, leaving 53,000 people...
fire in 1953, Typhoon Wendy in 1962 and landslides caused by heavy rainstorms in 1972. It also served during SARS in Hong Kong in 2003 and 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea megathrust earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC on Sunday, December 26, 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The quake itself is known by the scientific community as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake...
. Normally, it sends out volunteers to fireworks
Fireworks
Fireworks are a class of explosive pyrotechnic devices used for aesthetic and entertainment purposes. The most common use of a firework is as part of a fireworks display. A fireworks event is a display of the effects produced by firework devices...
display, marathon
Marathon
The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...
, and major events.
In 1983, AMS became an independent government operation branch under the Security Department of the Government Secretariat.
A public hotline for enquiry about the services of AMS and a Non-Emergency Ambulance Transport team were set up in 1995 and 1996 respectively. The Youth Ambassador Scheme has also been implemented in 1997 with the objectives to encourage young people to have a healthy lifestyle and promote a sense of civic duties.
Fleet
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Organisation
Operations:-
- Wing 1
- Wing 2
Wing are further divided in to operating Regions:
- Hong Kong
- Kowloon East
- Kowloon West
- New Territories East
- New Territories West
Staff: 3,300 uniformed members
Crest
The current crest of the force was adopted in 1997 to replace most of the colonial symbols on the old crest (c. 1950):- St Edward's Crown replace with BauhiniaBauhiniaBauhinia is a genus of more than 200 species of flowering plants in the subfamily Caesalpinioideae of the large flowering plant family Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution. The genus was named after the Bauhin brothers, Swiss-French botanists....
- Laurel wreath retained but wording AMS replaced with "醫療輔助隊"
- Motto with wording "Hong Kong" replaced with "Auxiliary Medical Services"
Source: Auxiliary Medical Service (Hong Kong)