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| But Hong Kong need to form quickly similar Mountain Rescue Team to fill the gap, it was necessary as hill- trekking and camping were becoming popular. These outdoor activities was increasing. With so many people partaking in these activities, accidents might undoubtedly occur to individual walkers as well as to whole groups of trekkers who lost their way on the mountains. A team of full training and rescue experiences to be formed without delay. So the Royal Hong Kong Air Force requested the civil authorities to take over future mountain rescue duties. |
Taken by: Daniel Chan |
In a meeting of representatives of the various Government Departments including the Police, Fire Services Department, New Territories Administration, Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Civil Aviation Department and Civil Aid Services (renamed Civil Aid Service in 1997), as well as the Army Forces, was held and it as finally resolved that the CAS should establish a Mountain Rescue Team and should receive specialist training under and RAF experienced mountaineer without delay.
Therefore, Civil Aid Services (CAS) takes up the primary role of carrying out mountain search and rescue throughout the Territory from the year.
Follow the preparation with Royal Air Force and Civil Aid Services Headquarters, the CAS Hong Kong Island Mountain Rescue Unit and Kowloon Mountain Rescue Unit was setup in 1969, these two Unit were combined and renamed CAS Mountain Rescue Unit after the Cross - Harbour Tunnel opened.
A well qualified and experienced Mountain Rescue Instructor is always assigned by the Commanding Officer of RAF, Hong Kong to instruct advance MS&R. A close liaison with the Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force Helicopter Fight is also maintained. The British Ministry of Defence also inspects the Mountain Rescue Unit biennially to ensure its proficiency.
During the 1985, the CAS Emergency Unit operates Mountain Search Team (MST) to assist the MRU in search service.
Mountain Rescue Unit (MRU) renamed Mountain Rescue Company (MRC) after the CAS reform in 1999. CAS also set up Mountain Search Company (MSC) in this year.
All members of MRC & MSC have to be on-call round-the-clock and report to the Operational Base within one hour of a call-out ready for deployment in weekdays. On Saturday and Sunday, MRC and MSC members will attend their stand by duty at the Operational Base to response all mountain search and rescue calls immediately.
In the past, if there was an incident of lost or injured hikers in the mountains, the HK Police or Fire Services usually requested the CAS MRC to assist in the search and rescue task. It is because Fire Services Department have no any expert mountain search and rescue training for their members.
But the situation was change subsequent to a large vegetation fire swept across the Pat Sin Leng Country Park.