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WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1990

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AS

THE

IN

THE

COUPLED WITH THE CLOSER LINKAGE BETWEEN HONG KONG AND CHINA

INDICATING THAT 1997 APPROACHED, THEY WERE ALL POSITIVE FACTORS ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY IN HONG KONG WOULD GROW MORE PROSPEROUSLY 90'S.

HOWEVER,

MR

KWOK

POINTED

OUT

THAT

HONG KONG

IN THE COMING

ELECTRICITY,

WAS

THE

WHILE EXPECTING CONTINUOUS GROWTH IN THE ENERGY CONSUMPTION YEARS, AN IMPORTANT ASPECT THE ECONOMIC UTILISATION OF HONG KONG'S LIMITED ENERGY RESOURCES - HAD BEEN MUCH NEGLECTED IN PAST.

—

ARE

AND WILL REMAIN LARGELY "AS WE ALL KNOW, HONG KONG IS STILL DEPENDENT IN THE FUTURE ON THE IMPORTATION OF FOSSIL FUELS, SO WE VERY VULNERABLE TO THE EFFECTS OF ENERGY PRICE FLUCTUATIONS.

PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT,

LIMIT THE USE OF ON ENERGY DERIVED FROM

"ALSO, TO MINIMISE POLLUTION AND TO IT IS NECESSARY FOR US TO TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION TO ELECTRIC ENERGY AND TO LIMIT OUR DEPENDENCE FOSSIL FUELS," HE SAID.

THAT ANOTHER OUT

TREND, EXPECTED

AND IN THE ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY, WAS THE

MR KWOK ALSO POINTED PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT GROWING AWARENESS OF ELECTRICAL SAFETY.

HE

STRESSED

THAT

THE

RESPONSIBILITY

OF

USING

ELECTRICITY WITH EVERYBODY

SAFELY DID NOT JUST LIE WITH THE CONSUMERS BUT REALLY INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS.

"THAT IS TO SAY ON THOSE DESIGN

THE AND INSTALL ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS, THOSE WHO TEST AND COMMISSION

AND MAINTAIN THE AND FINALLY THOSE

WHO SET THE STANDARDS,

THOSE FACILITIES,

THOSE WHO

WHO

MANUFACTURE

THE

THE INSTALLATIONS

WHO OPERATE

EQUIPMENT

AND

INSTALLATIONS," HE SAID.

PUBLIC

THE SAFETY,

HAD

IN

IN ORDER

CONTROL

GOVERNMENT HE NOTED THAT TO ENHANCE PLAYED A LEADING ROLE BY INTRODUCING THE NEW ELECTRICITY ORDINANCE MARCH TO REPLACE THE EXISTING ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ORDINANCE, TO PROVIDE A COMPLETELY NEW FRAMEWORK FOR DETAILED REGULATORY ON ELECTRICITY RELATED MATTERS.

THE

ORDINANCE

DELINEATES GOVERNMENT, THE SUPPLY COMPANIES, CONSUMERS.

THE RESPONSIBILITIES ELECTRICAL TRADE AND ELECTRICITY

OF

THE

OF

IT ALSO ACTS AS AN ENABLING ORDINANCE FOR A NUMBER OF ITEMS

WHICH LEGISLATION

CONTAIN THE SUBSIDIARY

TECHNICAL AND DETAILED PUBLIC SAFETY IN THE USE OF MEASURES TO BE INTRODUCED TO ENHANCE ELECTRICITY.

THESE INCLUDE THE PROPOSED

WILL

THE SET OUT

REGULATIONS THAT

ELECTRICITY REGISTRATION

(REGISTRATION)

REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRICAL WORKS AND CONTRACTORS AND THE PROPOSED ELECTRICITY (WIRING)

REGULATIONS THAT WILL PRESCRIBE THE MINIMUM THE WIRING OF FIXED INSTALLATIONS.

SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR

/THEY ARE