AMS open day promotes National Security Education Day (with pictures)
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To promote the National Security Education Day, the Auxiliary Medical Service (AMS) held an open day at its head office in Ho Man Tin today (April 19). The occasion intended to allow members of the general public to discover the work of the AMS in securing nationwide security, to boost public awareness of nationwide security, and to even more deepen their understanding of the everyday operations and services offered by the AMS.
Attending to the opening event, the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Mr Christopher Hui, stated that protecting nationwide security is the typical duty of all. National security is not restricted to single location; it is carefully connected to fund, public health, and daily neighborhood life. Amongst the 20 significant fields of nationwide security, biosecurity is carefully associated to the work of the AMS. The AMS supplies different services to the general public, consisting of non-emergency ambulance transfer services, emergency treatment protection throughout massive public occasions, in addition to task at nation parks and biking tracks. The AMS spares no effort in protecting the security and health of the public. He wants to reveal his sincere thankfulness to the members of the AMS for their steadfast devotion and dedication to safeguarding the general public.
The Commissioner of the AMS, Dr Ronald Lam, stated that this year marks the start of the nation’s 15th Five-Year Plan, and the style of this year’s National Security Education Day is “Proactively Align with the 15th Five-Year Plan Follow a Holistic Approach to Development and Security”The AMS has actually been reinforcing members’ and cadet corps’ understanding of nationwide security through numerous channels. In the previous year, the AMS arranged the “Together, We Set a New Record” occasion, setting a Guinness World Record for “Most pairs of people applying arm slings simultaneously”to promote the significance of emergency treatment understanding to the general public. He revealed appreciation to all sectors for their assistance to the AMS, and included that the AMS will spare no effort in securing nationwide security and add to developing a healthy and safe Hong Kong.
The open day included a range of appealing activities, consisting of nationwide security-themed video game cubicles, emergency treatment presentations, band foot drills, medical and health workshops, health screenings, along with display screens of ambulances and emergency treatment bikes. Through these activities, members of the general public might get a much deeper understanding of the everyday work of the AMS, gain access to more health info, find out about advancements in the health care sector, and at the exact same time improve their awareness of nationwide security.