Auxiliary Medical Service (Hong Kong)
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AMS Crest
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| Formed | 1950 |
| Jurisdiction | Hong Kong |
| Headquarters | 81 Princess Margaret Road, Homantin |
| Employees | 4,745 |
| Annual budget | $72.0m (Estimate 2012-13) |
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| Website | http://www.ams.gov.hk |
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| Traditional Chinese | 醫療輔助隊 | ||||||||
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| Yale Romanization | Yī lìuh fuh joh deuih |
| Jyutping | Ji1 liu4 fu6 zo6 deoi6 |
Auxiliary Medical Service (AMS) (Chinese: 醫療輔助隊) 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.
A list of vehicles used in the past and present:
Past
Present
The Auxiliary Medical Service has over 4,700 uniformed members, and is divided into six columns:
The headquarters column is composed of civil service staff of the AMS.
The operations wings are responsible for frontline work and account for the majority of members.
The training and development column is responsible for providing first aid, evacuation, and infection control training to all members.
The medical and paramedic column is responsible for the Health Protection Section (HPU), Emergency Task Force, and Reserve Personnel Section. Its members are professional doctors, nurses, and professionally trained personnel. In the event of a major incident, the medical and paramedic column will provide personnel to lead in rescue and medical efforts.
The logistics and support column is responsible for the delivery of materials and members to stations and incidents, as well as the welfare of members of the AMS. Public relations and the Band of the AMS are also the responsibility of the logistics and support column.
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