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Hong Kong: Hong Kong Fire Services Department Unveils HK$200 Million Training Simulators


An aircraft on fire, a ship in trouble, even a rail station and tunnel in need of evacuation – the Fire Services Department has revealed three new simulators to meet training needs for real-life scenarios.\r\nThe HK$200 million training facilities were recently put in use at the Fire and Ambulance Services Academy in Tseung Kwan O.
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Hong Kong: Hong Kong needs Dozens More Foreign Doctors, Health Minister Says


Hong Kong’s health minister says the public hospital authority should recruit dozens more doctors from overseas and give them longer contracts to relieve a manpower shortage.\r\nDr Ko Wing-man said there was a shortage of between 200 and 300 medical staff in the public hospital system and that increasing the number of non-local doctors in departments with highest demand, such as in anaesthesiology and accident and emergency wards, would improve the situation.
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Hong Kong: Gleneagles Hong Kong Hospital to open with 15-Hour Emergency Service in First Phase


Gleneagles Hong Kong Hospital will open its doors to patients on Tuesday (21 March) with the introduction of a 15-hour emergency service in its first phase of operations.\r\nWhile almost all major services except obstetrics will be ready at 9am in the city’s 12th private hospital, fees and charges of rooms and specialist clinics were not disclosed at press time, a day before the opening.
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Hong Kong: How Hong KongĄ¯s best Rescue Divers are preparing for more troubled Waters under Macau-Zuhai Bridge


As Tsui Wai-fat descended into the murky waters off west Lantau for his umpteenth mission, he knew he could count on his training and 23 years of experience as a rescue diver to get the job done.\r\nIt was about 3pm on March 29. Three workers at the construction site of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge had plunged into the sea and gone missing after a platform they were working on under the viaduct collapsed.
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Hong Kong: App for Instantly Summoning nearest Ambulance Rolled Out


A mobile app named Dial 4242 that allows people to instantly request the nearest available ambulance was launched on 18 May.\r\nSimilar to taxi booking apps like Ola and Uber, it allows users to enter a destination, tracks the driver’s route once an ambulance has been requested, and shows the estimated time of arrival, reported Indian Express. Users can choose from basic, ICU or cardiac ambulances, and can also book vehicles to transfer bodies. Users can pay with either cash or a card.
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