Civil Aid Service

Civil Aid Services
民眾安全服務隊
Agency overview
Formed1952; 72 years ago (1952)
JurisdictionHong Kong
Headquarters8 To Wah Road, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon
Employees112 full time; 3,634 adult members and 3,232 cadet members
Minister responsible
Agency executives
  • Mr.LO Yan-Lai, Commissioner
  • Mr.Fong Yiu Tong,Francis, Chief Staff Officer (Acting) and Deputy Commissioner (Operation) (Acting)
WebsiteCAS
Civil Aid Service
Traditional Chinese民眾安全服務隊
Simplified Chinese民众安全服务队
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinMínzhòng Ānquán Fúwù Duì
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationMàhn jung ōn chyùhn fuhk mouh deuih
JyutpingMan4 zung3 on1 cyun4 fuk6 mou6 deoi2
CAS
Traditional Chinese民安隊
Simplified Chinese民安队
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinMín Ān Duì
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationMàhn ōn deuih
JyutpingMan4 on1 deoi2
CAS Headquarters

The Civil Aid Service (CAS) is a civil organisation that assists in a variety of auxiliary emergency roles, including search and rescue operations in Hong Kong. CAS is funded by the Hong Kong Government and its members wear uniforms.