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Meanwhile, the spokesman said, under the registration scheme, there are also Grade B and Grade C electrical workers who could perform more complex low voltage electrical work.

Any worker without formal academic qualifications who wishes to be qualified for registration as a Grade B or C electrical worker is required to pass an examination approved or set by the DEMS.

The examination for registration as a Grade B worker is held regularly twice a year by the Hong Kong Examinations Authority while the examination for registration as a Grade C worker, jointly organised by the Hong Kong University and Hong Kong Polytechnic University, is held regularly once a year.

"A candidate who has passed the examination will still have to fulfil the electrical work experience requirement as laid down in the Electricity (Registration) Regulations if he wishes to apply for registration as a Grade B or C electrical worker," he said.

The spokesman added that in accordance with the Electricity Ordinance, all electrical workers engaged in electrical work on fixed electrical installations after June 1, 1992 had to register with EMSD.

"This is to ensure that electrical work is done only by qualified electrical workers to improve electrical safety.

added.

"So far, about 49,000 qualified electrical workers have been registered." he

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