Emergency Services and Other Special Numbers
Telephone number for emergency services – Police, Fire Service and Ambulance – is 999 for land or fixed lines.
For mobile and other users:
- 992 – fax on fixed line, SMS on mobile phones (for subscribers with disabilities)
- 112 – mobile phones
Some special numbers are three- to five-digit. Some premium rate services, for example for games, are 9-digit.
Numbers beginning with '1' are usually reserved for carrier/operator services. These services are provided by the individual telephone carrier. In general, these numbers can be used across all carriers:
- Directory services can be reached at 1081 (English) and 1083 (Cantonese).
- Time and temperature information can be reached at 18501 (English) and 18503 (Cantonese).
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