GFS provides a 24 hours air ambulance service. After receiving emergency callouts from clinics throughout the territory, the GFS helicopters can arrive on scene within 20 minutes for locations within Island Zone such as Hong Kong Island, Cheung Chau, Hei Ling Chau, Lantau, Peng Chau and Soko Islands, and 30 minutes for elsewhere within the Hong Kong territory.
In association with the introduction of the Emergency Medical System, the GFS has expanded its Air Medical Officer Support Programme to include more specially trained doctors and nurses, who volunteer their services to provide specialist trauma and emergency treatment to the patients on board the aircraft. The service has been extended to cover from Fridays to Mondays and public holidays.
On average, our helicopters fly approximately 1,500 casualties to hospital per year.