FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1990
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PUBLIC SAFETY ENSURED AGAINST FUEL GAS RISKS
A PACKAGE OF SIX SETS OF GAS SAFETY REGULATIONS HAS BY THE GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL UNDER THE GAS SAFETY ORDINANCE JULY THIS YEAR.
SAFETY OF GAS
BEEN MADE ENACTED IN
THE REGULATIONS SEEK TO ENSURE THE
CONSUMERS, PUBLIC AGAINST PERSONS EMPLOYED IN THE GAS INDUSTRY AND THE GENERAL RISKS TO THEIR HEALTH AND
ARISING OUT OF THE IMPORTATION, MANUFACTURE, STORAGE, TRANSPORT, SUPPLY AND USE OF FUEL GASES.
SAFETY
ANY
LIQUEFIED
IN THE LEGISLATION ARE TOWN GAS, FUEL GASES COVERED
GAS AND NATURAL PETROLEUM GAS (LPG),
MIXTURE OF SUCH GASES, WHETHER IN THE FORM OF A LIQUID OR VAPOUR.
COMPANIES)
QUALITY) GAS SAFETY SAFETY (REGISTRATION OF
GAS REGULATIONS,
SAFETY AND THE REGULATIONS,
GAS
(GAS SAFETY
THE
THE SIX SETS OF REGULATIONS ARE THE GAS REGULATIONS, THE GAS SAFETY (GAS SUPPLY) REGULATIONS, THE
INSTALLATION AND USE) REGULATIONS, THE GAS GAS INSTALLERS
CONTRACTORS) (REGISTRATION OF SAFETY (MISCELLANEOUS) REGULATIONS.
AND
GAS SUPPLY
GAS
SPEAKING AT
OF
AND ELECTRICAL
(FRIDAY)
ΤΟ
EXPLAIN
SERVICES,
A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY
DETAILS
THESE SUBSIDIARY REGULATIONS UNDER THE GAS SAFETY
MECHANICAL
MR ORDINANCE, THE DIRECTOR OF
UP IN FULL CONSULTATION MTAO CHI SAID: "THE REGULATIONS WERE DRAWN
THE EXPERIENCE GAINED WITH THE GAS INDUSTRY AND WITH THE BENEFIT OF
GAS INDUSTRY IN IMPROVING GAS BY THE GAS STANDARDS OFFICE AND THE SAFETY STANDARDS SINCE 1982.
SUIT INDUSTRY OF THESE
ARE PROPERLY ADAPTED ΤΟ "AS A RESULT, THE REGULATIONS LOCAL CIRCUMSTANCES, AND ARE GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE GAS
IS NOW WHICH
ΤΟ MEET THE REQUIREMENTS COMPREHENSIVE, WIDE-RANGING REGULATIONS.
GEARED
UP
THE GENERAL APPROACH OF THE REGULATIONS IS TO STATE IN TERMS THE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS TO BE MET, MR MIAO SAID.
DOWN.
"WHERE APPROPRIATE, HOWEVER,
GENERAL
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS ARE FOR EXAMPLE, WITH RESPECT TO COMPETENCE OF GAS INSTALLERS, BE REGISTERED AS A GAS INSTALLER QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED TO DETAILED, HE ADDED.
.
LAID
THE.
ARE
IN AS FOR GENERAL REQUIREMENTS TO BE MET, THEY WILL BE SET OUT
UP
BY EITHER
RELEVANT PARTS OF THE GAS CODES OF PRACTICE DRAWN
APPROVAL OR BY THE CAS STANDARDS OFFICE INDUSTRY FOR GOVERNMENT ITSELF
QUALITY} OF THE SO THAT USED IN
GAS
GAS SAFETY (GAS OF THE SIX SETS OF REGULATIONS THE REGULATIONS SPECIFY SAPETY LIMITS ON THE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES FUEL GASES BEING MANUFACTURED IN OR IMPORTED INTO HONG KONG, AT ALL TIMES, THE GASES MAY BE SUPPLIED TO PREMISES AND APPLIANCES WITHOUT DETRIMENT TO SAFETY.
/THE GAS