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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