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Hong Kong firefighters receive HK$8.4M tracking upgrade after fatal blaze

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Hong Kong firefighters have received an upgrade to their tracking devices, costing HK$8.4 million, following a fatal fire in Tai Po. The new devices, distributed to approximately 2,000 firefighters, are designed to improve the detection of distress signals within a 500-meter range. This enhancement aims to prevent incidents like the one where firefighter Ho Wai-ho lost contact with his team before perishing in the Wang Fuk Court blaze. AI

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Hong Kong firefighters receive HK$8.4M tracking upgrade after fatal blaze

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Simpson Cheung ·

    Hong Kong firefighters get HK$8.4 million tracking upgrade after Tai Po fire

    Some 2,000 Hong Kong firefighters have been issued upgraded tracking devices after an independent inquiry into last year’s deadly Tai Po fire exposed technical limitations in the previous system, the South China Morning Post has learned. The Fire Services Department spent HK$8.4 …

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