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SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, 1993

GOOD PROGRESS IN REGISTRATION OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS

REGISTRATION OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS UNDER THE ELECTRICITY ORDINANCE HAS BEEN PROGRESSING SMOOTHLY AND SATISFACTORILY, THE DIRECTOR OF ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES, MR KWOK PING-KI, SAID THIS (SATURDAY) EVENING.

MR KWOK NOTED THAT THE ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT (EMSD) HAD NOW REGISTERED ABOUT 53,000 ELECTRICAL WORKERS AND 6,800 ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS SINCE THE ENACTMENT OF THE ELECTRICITY (REGISTRATION) REGULATIONS IN NOVEMBER 1990.

HE WAS SPEAKING AT THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY DINNER OF THE HONG KONG AND KOWLOON ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND APPLIANCES TRADE WORKERS' UNION.

UNDER THE REGULATIONS, ALL WORK ON THE FIXED ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS MUST BE CARRIED OUT BY REGISTERED ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS, WHO IN TURN MUST EMPLOY REGISTERED ELECTRICAL WORKERS, HE

ADDED.

MR KWOK PRAISED THE UNION FOR RUNNING A BULK REGISTRATION SCHEME TO HELP EMSD MAKE THE REGISTRATION EXERCISE A SUCCESS.

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UNDER THIS SCHEME, MR KWOK CONTINUED, THE UNION PRE-VETTES QUALIFICATIONS OF ITS MEMBERS WHO INTENDED TO REGISTER WITH EMSD THEN CERTIFIED TRUE COPIES OF ALL THEIR RELEVANT SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS.

"THE SCHEME NOT ONLY PROVIDES A CONVENIENT MEANS FOR YOUR MEMBERS то GET REGISTERED BUT ALSO SAVES US A LOT OF MANPOWER IN PROCESSING APPLICATIONS.

"SO FAR THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 10,000 MEMBERS OF YOUR UNION WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY REGISTERED BY THIS MEANS, HE ADDED.

EMSD

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MEANWHILE, MR KWOK NOTED THAT THE UNION JOINTLY ORGANISED WITH IN AUGUST 1991 AND JANUARY LAST YEAR TWO EXAMINATIONS FOR ELECTRICAL WORKERS WITHOUT FORMAL ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS, ENABLING THEM TO BE REGISTERED.

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