<P> In the United Arab Emirates the 999 service is used to contact the police who are also capable of forwarding the call as appropriate to the ambulance or fire services . The number 998 connects directly to the ambulance service and 997 to the fire brigade . </P> <P> In Singapore, the number 999 was inherited from British rule and continued after independence . The number is attributed more to requesting for the police, with the number 995, established in 1984, used for direct lines to the fire brigade and ambulance services of the Singapore Civil Defence Force . Because most of the population of Singapore is Chinese, it is likely that 995 was adopted because the Chinese pronunciation for that number (九 九 五, jiŭ jiŭ wŭ) sounds similar to the Chinese phrase for' Save me' (救 救 我, jiù jiù wŏ). </P> <P> The Kingdom of Swaziland uses the 999 emergency number for police contact only . Also 975 for human trafficking reports . The other emergency numbers in use are 977 for emergency medical assistance and 933 for the fire service . </P> <P> In Trinidad and Tobago, 999 is used to contact the police only . The number 990 is used for the ambulance service and fire brigade . </P>

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