§ 65. Mr. Rankinasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will state the total number of outbreaks of fire, domestic and other, which have occurred in Hong Kong since 1st January, 1971, to the nearest convenient date, and the number of people injured, rendered homeless, or killed as a result; and what improved methods of preventing such outbreaks have been adopted.
§ Mr. RoyleBetween 1st January and 14th May, 1971, the Hong Kong Fire Services Department recorded 2,782 fires of all types. Of these approximately 531 were domestic. Altogether 159 persons were injured, 32 were killed and 4,120 were rendered homeless.
Improvements to fire prevention methods recently introduced include an improved procedure for the enforcement of legislation for the abatement of fire hazards, improved methods of publicising fire prevention knowledge, and the extension of the installation of systems for early detection of fire.