Editing Government Flying Service (section)

== Operations ==
GFS consists of five divisions:

* Operations Division – all emergency response and operational matters (i.e. search and rescue)
* Training and Standards Division – professional standards and development
* Corporate Safety Division - safety-related initiatives and cross-section safety management matters 
* Engineering Division – maintenance of GFS aircraft and ground-support equipment in accordance with the [[Civil Aviation Department (Hong Kong) |Civil Aviation Department]] standards
* Administration Division – general administration, personnel support services

Helicopters can land on five highways in Hong Kong to attend to road related recovery operations. For long-range search and rescue operations, the GFS initially use fixed wing aircraft which then guide helicopters to the location.<ref name="Facts">{{cite web |url=http://www.gov.hk/en/about/abouthk/factsheets/docs/flying_service.pdf |title=Government Flying Service |author=[[Information Services Department]]. Government Flying Service |publisher=[[Government of Hong Kong]] |date=March 2016 |access-date=2017-06-05}}</ref>

*Air ambulance service response time (type A+/A) – 20 minutes (within island zone) / 30 minutes (outside island zone)
*Search and rescue callout time 0700-2159 -(within 50&nbsp;nm/92.5&nbsp;km of GFS HQ) – 1hr / 1hr 40m (with additional/specialized equipment)
*Search and rescue callout time 2200-0659 -(within 50&nbsp;nm/92.5&nbsp;km of GFS HQ) – 2hr
*For SARs outside 50&nbsp;nm / 92.5&nbsp;km – add 30mins per 50&nbsp;nm
*Fixed Winged Aircraft 0700-2159 – (within 50&nbsp;nm/92.5&nbsp;km of GFS)- 50m, (between 50&nbsp;nm/92.5&nbsp;km to 100&nbsp;nm/185&nbsp;km of GFS)- 1hr 5m, (beyond 100&nbsp;nm/185&nbsp;km of GFS)- add 15m per 50&nbsp;nm.
The GFS operates primarily from Chek Lap Kok airport, where headquarters and all fixed wing aviation is based. Some helicopters are based in the Kai Tak division and a helipad is available in Wan Chai next to the HKCEC.

=== Current inventory ===
[[File:Hong Kong Government Flying Service Eurocopter EC-155B-1; B-HRU@HKG;04.08.2011 (6260084063).jpg|thumb| A GFS [[Eurocopter EC155]] in flight]]

{| class = "wikitable"
! style = "text-align:center; background:#acc;"|Aircraft
! style = "text-align: center; background:#acc;"|Origin
! style = "text-align:l center; background:#acc;"|Type
! style = "text-align:left; background:#acc;"|Variant
! style = "text-align:center; background:#acc;"|In service
! style = "text-align: center; background:#acc;"|Notes
|-
! style = "align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6" | [[Military transport aircraft|Transport]]
|-
| [[Bombardier Challenger 600 series|Bombardier Challenger 600]]
| Canada
| [[Surveillance aircraft|surveillance]] / [[Search and rescue|SAR]]
| [[Bombardier Challenger 600 series#Challenger 604/605/650|CL-605]]
|2<ref name="Government Flying Service">{{cite web |url=https://www.gfs.gov.hk/eng/aircraftmenu.htm |title=Government Flying Service |publisher=gfs.gov.hk |year=2021 |access-date=12 November 2021 }}</ref>
|
|-
|[[Diamond DA42]]
|Austria
| surveillance / patrol
|[[Diamond DA42#Variants|DA42 NG]]
| 1<ref name="Government Flying Service"/>
|
|-
! style = "align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6" | [[Helicopters]]
|-
| [[Airbus Helicopters H175|Airbus H175]]
| France
| [[Search and rescue|SAR]] / utility 
|
| 7<ref name="Government Flying Service"/>
| 
|-
|[[Eurocopter EC155]]
| France / Germany
|[[Search and rescue|SAR]] / [[Air medical services|air ambulance]]
|
|4<ref name="Government Flying Service"/>
|
|-
|[[Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma|Eurocopter AS332]]
| France / Germany
|[[Search and rescue|SAR]] / [[Aerial firefighting|fire suppressor]]
|
|3<ref name="Government Flying Service"/>
|
|-
! style = "align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6" | [[Trainer (aircraft)|Trainer aircraft]]
|-
| [[Zlín Z 42]]
| [[Czech Republic]]
| basic trainer 
| 
| 1<ref name="Government Flying Service"/>
|
|}