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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1989

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NEW GAS SAFETY LAW IN PIPELINE

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ALL

THE GOVERNMENT 1 WORKING HARD TO PRODUCE NEW LAW TO COVER

OF EL CTRICAL ASPECTS OF FUEL GAS SAFETY IN HONG KONG, THE DIRECTOR AND MECHANICAL SERVICES, MR MIAO CHI, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

GAS MR MIAO SAID THE NEW LAW WOULD INCLUDE THE REGISTRATION OF

OF GAS AND APPROVAL EXAMINATION INSTALLERS, AND GAS SUPPLIERS

OF CONSTRUCTION AND THE OF THE DESIGN APPLIANCES, APPROVAL INSTALLATIONS.

GAS

HAD

AND AN

CLUB OF VICTORIA, ADDRESSING A LUNCHEON MEETING OF THE LIONS

AND MECHANICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT HE SAID THE ELECTRICAL CONSULTED THE GAS INDUSTRY IN THE PAST THREE AND A HALF YEARS AGREEMENT WAS REACHED IN PRINCIPLE ON NEW GAS SAFETY LEGISLATION.

THE DEPARTMENT WAS PRODUCE THE LEGISLATION.

WORKING NOW

WITH THE

LAW

DRAFTSMAN

TO

IT WAS ANTICIPATED THAT THIS PIECE SOON BE PUT BEFORE THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL,

OF NEW LEGISLATION MR MIAO SAID.

WOULD

THE DEMAND FOR GAS INCREASED BY MORE THAN 300 PER CENT 1976 AND LAST YEAR.

IN THE SAME PERIOD, THE NUMBER OF TOWNGAS CUSTOMERS 64,000 TO OVER 650,000.

BETWEEN

ROSE FROM

THE NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS FOR LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS ALSO FROM 5,000 TO ABOUT 200,000.

MR MIAO ALSO SAID HONG KONG WOULD SOON HAVE A

EFFECTIVE ORDINANCE IN AN ATTEMPT TO ACHIEVE MORE ELECTRIC.TY.

ROSE,

NEW ELECTRICITY AND SAFE USE

OF

"SUBJECT TO THE PASSING OF THE BILL BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, THE PROPOSALS WILL TAKE EFFECT BY PHASES NEXT YEAR,

"

HE SAID.

ΤΟ TAKE INTO ELECTRICITY

AMENDMENTS INCLUDE WOULD THE NEW ORDINANCE ACCOUNT ALL THE DEVELOPMENT SINCE 1911, WHEN THE EXISTING SUPPLY ORDINANCE AND ITS REGULATIONS WERE PROMULGATED.

AND

WOULD PRESCRIBE IT WOULD ALSO HAVE FAR REACHING EFFECTS AS IT

ELECTRICIANS CONTRACTORS, FOR LICENSED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS ENGINEERS.

WOULD BE STANDARDS AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS APPROPRIATE REGULATIONS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS AS ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS,

THE IN INCLUDED

WELL AS FOR

IN JUNE,

THE BILL WAS INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL FOR FIRST AND SECOND READINGS.

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