Tsing Yi Fire Station ( Chinese: 青衣消防局) is the first

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Tsing Yi Island Tsing Yi, sometimes referred to as Tsing Yi Island, is an island in the urban area of Hong Kong, to the northwest of Hong Kong Island and south of Tsuen Wan. With an area of , the island has extended drastically by reclamation along almost all ...

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. Located at the T-junction of

Tsing Yi Heung Sze Wui Road Tsing Yi Heung Sze Wui Road () is one of the oldest roads on the Tsing Yi Island, Hong Kong. It was built to connect Tsing Yi Town and Tsing Yi Bridge when the bridge was being built. The name "Tsing Yi Heung Sze Wui" derives from the local Cant ...

and Cheung Wan Street on east side of the island, the station was once the sole station to cater the need for the rapid increase of population since late 1970s and the oil storage and heavy industries in the south and west. To relieve the burden of the station, a new station, Tsing Yi South Fire Station, was established in the southwest at Tsing Yi Road near Nam Wan, handling fire for industries and increasing number of oil depot. The fire station is located between Tsing Yi Police Station, Chung Mei Road Temporary Playground, a telephone exchange of

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and under a

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. Apart from the main building of the station, it also had a drill tower and a

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store.

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Image of Tsing Yi Fire StationInformation from Film Service Office
Fire stations in Hong Kong Tsing Yi {{HK-geo-stub

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