Hong Kong Fire Services Department

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Hong Kong Fire Services Department
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“The Hong Kong Fire Services Department is an emergency service responsible for firefighting and rescue on land and sea. It also provides an emergency ambulance service for the sick and the injured and gives fire protection advice to the public. It is under the Secretary for Security who heads the…”
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Atlas ObscuraOct 8, 2025

Fireboat Alexander Grantham in Hong Kong

Seeing boats traveling through Victoria Harbour is a common sight when walking along the coastal promenade of Hong Kong Island. Walk far enough east, however, and you'll come across an old fireboat, permanently berthed on the central concourse at Quarry Bay Park. Named after Alexander Grantham, the British colonial governor of Hong Kong from 1947 to 1957, the vessel was built by the Hong Kong &…

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