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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1989

ANOTHER FEATURE OF THE BILL, SIR PIERS SAID, PROVIDED

ΤΟ REGULATE THE INTRODUCTION OF SUPPLY VOLTAGE VOLTAGE.

REGULATIONS

FOR THE SUPPLY

THE GOVERNMENT WAS EXAMINING THE IMPLICATIONS OF UPGRADING SUPPLY VOLTAGE IN HONG KONG.

THE

THE BILL ALSO

SUPPLY ORDINANCE

ΤΟ

SOUGHT TO REPLACE THE EXISTING PROVIDE A NEW REGULATORY

ELECTRICITY

FRAMEWORK

FOR

ELECTRICITY-RELATED MATTERS.

"IT DELINEATES THE

RESPONSIBILITIES

OF THE

GOVERNMENT.

THE

SUPPLY COMPANIES. THE ELECTRICAL TRADE. AND LASTLY CONSUMERS.

"IT ALSO ACTS AS THE REGULATIONS WHICH EMBODY THE

LEGISLATION ENABLING

TECHNICAL AND

FOR SIX SETS OF HE DETAILED MEASURES.

SAID.

NEW

1911

PROVISIONS

SIR PIERS SAID THE EXISTING ORDINANCE HAD BEEN ENACTED IN AND HAD LONG REQUIRED A MAJOR OVERHAUL TO INCORPORATE UPDATING ITS REGULATORY AND SAFETY ASPECTS.

THREE ROUNDS OF CONSULTATION HAD BEEN CONDUCTED WITH PARTIES BEFORE THE ADMINISTRATION COMPLETED THE DRAFT BILL.

CONCERNED

MAKING OF WIRING REGULATIONS THE BILL ALSO PROVIDED FOR THE

THE FORMER SET OUT THE AND ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS (SAFETY) REGULATIONS.

THE WIRING OF ELECTRICAL MINIMUM

SAFETY THE PRESCRIBED

SAFETY

FOR

LATTER

REQUIREMENTS INSTALLATIONS, WHILE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS FOR LOCAL USE.

MINIMUM

COVER THE MAINTAIN

SUPPLY

SIR PIERS SAID ELECTRICITY SUPPLY REGULATIONS WOULD

COMPANIES THE SUPPLY

SHOULD TECHNICAL STANDARDS TO WHICH THEIR INSTALLATIONS AND WOULD REPLACE THE EXISTING ELECTRICITY

REGULATIONS.

ELECTRICITY THE THE EXISTING PROVISIONS AREAS) REGULATIONS CONTROLLED THE SUPPLY OF AREAS, TEMPORARY HOUSING AREAS DIRECTOR OF HOUSING. AND THESE MINOR AMENDMENTS.

OF

AND THOSE AREAS

WOULD REGULATIONS

DESIGNATED

BE

(SPECIAL

SUPPLY ELECTRICITY IN SQUATTER BY THE WITH

RETAINED

"TO ENSURE THAT THE BILL AND

THERE

IS

PROVISION

SUBSIDIARY ITS

LEGISLATION ARE A UP OF FOR THE SETTING PROPERLY ENFORCED,

REGISTERED ELECTRICAL DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL TO HEAR CASES CONCERNING

то HEAR ANY CONTRACTORS OR WORKERS, AND AN INDEPENDENT APPEAL BOARD APPEAL CASES UNDER THIS LEGISLATION," SIR PIERS SAID.

AFTER ENACTMENT IT

WAS THE INTENTION THAT WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED IN PHASES IN ORDER TO MINIMISE DISRUPTION TO PUBLIC AND TO THE ELECTRICAL TRADE.

THE

LEGISLATION

THE

DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS AJOURNED.

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