The Secretary for Security, Mr Ambrose S K Lee; the Permanent Secretary for Security, Ms K Y Chang; the Director of Fire Services, Mr Lo Chun-hung; Acting Director of Health, Dr Gloria Tam; and Assistant Director of Information Services, Mr S Y Tam, greeted the team at the airport.

The 43-member S&R team, led by Senior Divisional Officer of the Fire Services Department, Mr Tam Tai-keung, included 34 firemen, six ambulancemen, a medical officer, a registered nurse from the Department of Health and an
Assistant Information Officer of the Information Services Department.

The team flew to Chengdu in two batches on May 15 and 16 and were assigned to carry out search and rescue work at Hanwang in Mianzhu, one of the most devastated areas.

The team recovered 24 bodies from the rubble of a collapsed office building and factory plants in the vicinity, and assisted the Liberation Army find a woman survivor trapped under a collapsed building.

The S&R team moved to Chengdu on May 20 after the task in Hanwang was accomplished. They received a letter of appreciation from the Dongfang Electric Communist Party on May 20 and a banner from the Sichuan Provincial People's Government yesterday (May 21) for their rescue efforts.

 

Thursday, May 22, 2008
Issued at HKT 21:15

The Hong Kong SAR search and rescue team today (May 22) completed its mission in Sichuan. Before leaving Chengdu, team members donated their reserve to the local authorities for the purpose of supporting earthquake victims. The reserve, 257 cartoons in total, included distilled water, food and medical items. Picture shows the Hong Kong SAR search and rescue team loading their reserve on to a container truck for delivery to earthquake victims.

The Hong Kong SAR search and rescue team today (May 22) completed its mission in Sichuan. Before leaving Chengdu, team members donated their reserve to the local authorities for the purpose of supporting earthquake victims. The reserve, 257 cartoons in total, included distilled water, food and medical items. Picture shows the Director of Hong Kong Economic and Trade Affairs, Chengdu, Mr Richard Luk Fong-chun (left), and the leader of the Hong Kong SAR search and rescue team, Mr Tam Tai-keung (center), is being briefed on the latest situation of the recent earthquake in Sichuan.

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