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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1993

SAFETY RULES FOR ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS UNDERWAY

THE

GOVERNMENT IS WORKING ON A NEW SET OF REGULATIONS PRESCRIBING GENERAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR DOMESTIC ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS FOR SALE OR USE IN HONG KONG, THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, MR GORDON SIU, SAID THIS (THURSDAY) MORNING.

SPEAKING AT THE SEVENTH FEDERATION OF ASIAN AND PACIFIC ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR ASSOCIATIONS REGIONAL CONFERENCE, MR SIU SAID THE ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS (SAFETY) REGULATIONS WOULD ALSO PRESCRIBE SPECIFIC SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR SOME TYPES OF PRODUCT.

"WE HAVE STARTED WORK ON THIS AND ARE STUDYING IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT ISSUES ASSOCIATED OF THE NEW REQULATIONS, HE SAID.

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MR SIU SAID THE GOVERNMENT

WITH

CAREFULLY THE

THE ENACTMENT

ATTACHED GREAT

IMPORTANCE то

CONSUMER AND INDUSTRIAL SAFETY,

PROVIDED ONLY

A REQULATORY THIS WITH AN THE SAFETY OF

BUT HE ADDED THAT LAWS AND RULES FRAMEWORK AND IT WAS FOR SENIOR MANAGEMENT TO BUILD ON ATTITUDE TO BUSINESS WHICH EMPHASISED QUALITY AND PUT THE CONSUMER FIRST.

ELECTRIAL CONTRACTORS, AS MUCH AS ANYBODY, MUST ВЕ RESPONSIVE TO PUBLIC CONCERNS ABOUT ENERGY CONSERVATION, ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND PRODUCT SAFETY.

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"CLOSE CO-OPERATION BETWEEN YOURSELVES BUILDING CONTRACTORS AND MANUFACTURERS OF ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS IS ESSENTIAL IF THE COMMUNITY'S BROADER OBJECTIVES ARE TO BE REALISED,

HE SAID.

MR SIU NOTED THAT THE HOUSING AUTHORITY, THE LARGEST PROPERTY DEVELOPER IN HONG KONG, NOW REQUIRIED ITS ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS' QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS TO BE CERTIFIED TO ISO 9000 STANDARDS.

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*WE EXPECT MOST OF HONG KONG'S MAJOR ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS TO BY CERTIFIED TO THESE STANDARDS BY THE END OF 1994.

"THIS WILL GO A LONG WAY TOWARDS ENSURING THE PROVISION OF QUALITY SERVICES TO THE CONSUMER, HE SAID.

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