The Life Saving Society of Hong Kong is the life saving society in
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
.
As Royal Life Saving Society Hong Kong Branch
The Life Saving Society began as a branch of the
Royal Life Saving Society UK
The Royal Life Saving Society UK is a drowning prevention charity founded in 1891 in the UK. It has had Royal Patronage since 1904.
History
The Royal Life Saving Society UK is a national charity, founded in 1891 by William Henry, with the aim of ...
in 1950 and
Hong Kong Life Guard Club created 1956.
The RLSS Hong Kong Branch was charged with training while the HKLGC was in charge of life guard service.
As Hong Kong Life Saving Society
The HKLSS was formed with the merger of the RLSS Hong Kong Branch and HKLGC with the current name in 1997 (required to break ties with RLSS before the handover).
HKLSS is a founding member of the
International Life Saving Federation.
See also
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Royal Life Saving Society UK
The Royal Life Saving Society UK is a drowning prevention charity founded in 1891 in the UK. It has had Royal Patronage since 1904.
History
The Royal Life Saving Society UK is a national charity, founded in 1891 by William Henry, with the aim of ...
*
Royal Life Saving Society Australia
The Royal Life Saving Society of Australia (RLSSA) is a water safety, swimming and lifesaving education organisation in Australia. RLSSA provides courses in water safety, lifesaving and resuscitation.
See also
*Royal Life Saving Society UK
*Roya ...
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Royal Life Saving Society of Canada
The Royal Life Saving Society Canada, commonly known as the Lifesaving Society or LSS, is a Canadian registered charity that works to prevent water-related injuries through various programs across Canada. The Lifesaving Society is an independent ...
References
External links
HKLSS homepage
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Organizations established in 1956
Clubs and societies in Hong Kong
Lifesaving organizations
1956 establishments in Hong Kong