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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1992

PUBLIC REMINDED ONLY TO EMPLOY REGISTERED ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS

THE

DIRECTOR

MR OF ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES,

KWOK PING-KI, TODAY (SUNDAY) REMINDED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT SINCE JUNE 1 THIS YEAR, THEY COULD ONLY EMPLOY REGISTERED ELECTRICAL TO CARRY OUT ELECTRICAL WORKS.

CONTRACTORS

ARE

THIS WOULD ENSURE THAT THE ELECTRICAL WIRING INSTALLATIONS

WITH THE SAFETY PROPERLY

MAINTAINED, AND IN COMPLIANCE INSTALLED, REQUIREMENTS, MR KWOK SAID.

MR

KWOK

MADE

THE REMARKS WHEN

OFFICIATING

AT

THE

OPENING

CEREMONY OF THE "SAFE USE OF ELECTRICITY CARNIVAL" AT KOWLOON PARK.

THE CARNIVAL WAS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG AND KOWLOON UNION AND THE ELECTRICAL

AND APPLIANCES TRADE WORKERS ENGINEERING OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH COUNCIL.

DUE ΤΟ

MR KWOK EXPRESSED HIS REGRETS THAT ACCIDENTS OCCURRED NEGLIGENCE OR CARELESSNESS IN THE USE OF ELECTRICITY RESULTING IN LOSS OF PROPERTY, SERIOUS INJURY OR EVEN DEATHS.

SO FAR THIS YEAR, THERE HAD BEEN 12 CASES OF ELECTROCUTION, KWOK ADDED.

MR

CASES OF T HE

"IN ADDITION, OTHER REPORTED INCIDENTS INCLUDED 17 ELECTRIC BURN AND TWO CASES OF FIRE DUE TO LEAKAGE OF ELECTRICITY, SAID.

THE BENEFITS AND HE

THAT WHILE PEOPLE ENJOYED ALL STRESSED

SHOULD CONVENIENCE THAT COULD BE PROVIDED BY USING ELECTRICITY, THEY

APPLICATION AND NOT OVERLOOK ALL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS REQUIRED IN ITS USAGES.

SINCE THE ELECTRICITY ORDINANCE WAS ENACTED IN NOVEMBER THE ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES

(EMSD) DEPARTMENT

AND

1990,

HAD

ELECTRICAL WORKERS

5,500

ELECTRICAL

ABOUT REGISTERED CONTRACTORS, HE SAID.

45,000

HE

SAID

A

NON-

HAD

EMPLOYED IN

WHO A RECENT CASE, A CONSUMER REGISTERED CONTRACTOR TO CARRY OUT ELECTRICAL WORK IN HER HOME NEARLY ALL THE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES DAMAGED DUE TO BAD WORKMANSHIP.

HE

SAID MEMBERS

THOSE

A LAW, AT HIS

IDENTIFY EASILY OF THE PUBLIC COULD

THE REGISTERED

CONTRACTORS BECAUSE ACCORDING TO ELECTRICAL REGISTERED ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR SHOULD DISPLAY PROMINENTLY PLACE OF BUSINESS A CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION ISSUED BY EMSD.

"IN

ELECTRICAL WORK

OUT CARRYING

ELECTRICAL REGISTERED REQUIREMENTS

OUR FOR INSTALLATION, THE REGISTERED ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR AND HIS

WORKER ELECTRICAL

WILL HAVE TO COMPLY WITH THE LAID DOWN IN THE LEGISLATION.

SAFETY

"IN PARTICULAR, AFTER COMPLETION OF THE WORK,

REQUIRED TO ISSUE

THE CONTRACTOR CERTIFICATE

WORK COMPLETION

AND WORKERS ARE DECLARING THAT THE INSTALLATION COMPLIES WITH THE LEGISLATION AND IN SAFE WORKING ORDER, HE SAID.

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