Clause 129

There shall be provided and maintained an adequate and efficient fire brigade and accident ambulance service under the charge of the Chief Fire Officer who shall maintain and keep in order all such premises, works, fire engines, ambulances, tools, implements, fire alarms, hydrants and other appliances, equipment and apparatus as may be deemed by the Government necessary and proper for the purpose of extinguishing fires, and of preserving life and property in case of fire.

Ambulances provided under this section shall not ordinarily be used for the conveyance of a person suffering from an infectious disease:Provided that in any case where as a result of sudden injury to any such person, his conveyance in such an ambulance becomes necessary, the Chief Fire Officer on discovering the existence of such infectious disease shall not use, cause, permit or suffer such ambulance again to be used until all necessary steps have been taken to prevent the communication of the disease to any other person.For the purpose of this subsection, the expression “infectious disease” has the meaning assigned to it by the Quarantine and Prevention of Disease Ordinance (Cap. 147).

The Chief Fire Officer may place fire alarms and hydrants or other appliances, equipment and apparatus as he may deem necessary at convenient places in streets and may cause to be affixed to any building a plate indicating the position of the nearest fire hydrant or alarm.

No person shall take any water for any purpose whatsoever from any fire hydrant.