The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD; ) is a
Hong Kong
Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...
government department responsible for inspection and enforcement of operation and safety of many electricity and gas installations; railways and trams; lifts and escalators; amusement rides; working platforms on building sites, and many other diverse areas. The department has two main branches: Regulatory Services and Trading Services. The department falls under the purview of the
Development Bureau
The Development Bureau (DEVB; ) is a policy bureau of the Government of Hong Kong responsible for urban planning and renewal, land administration, infrastructure development, building safety, landscape, greening & tree development, water suppl ...
. The incumbent Director of Electrical and Mechanical Services is Pang Yiu-hung. The two deputy directors are H. C. Lai and T. H. Tai.
Regulatory Services
* Railways Branch: In February 2008, the department absorbed and expanded the small
Hong Kong Railway Inspectorate (HKRI) from the
Transport and Housing Bureau
The Transport and Housing Bureau (THB) was a policy bureau of the Government of Hong Kong between 2007 and 2022, responsible for a range of policies such as the internal and external transportation, including air transport, land transport, ...
(THB), renaming it the Railways Branch. The Railways Branch has regulatory responsibility for the railway lines operated by the
MTR Corporation
MTR Corporation Limited is a majority government-owned public transport operator and property developer in Hong Kong which operates the Mass Transit Railway, the most popular public transport network in Hong Kong. It is listed on the Hong K ...
and the
automated people mover
A people mover or automated people mover (APM) is a type of small-scale automated guideway transit system. The term is generally used only to describe systems serving relatively small areas such as airports, downtown districts or theme parks ...
operated by the
Airport Authority
An airport authority is an entity responsible for the operation and oversight of an airport or group of airports. The Airports Council International is the world trade association of airport authorities. In some countries, when the authority of an ...
in the terminal building of the
Hong Kong International Airport
Hong Kong International Airport is an international airport on the island of Chek Lap Kok in western Hong Kong. The airport is also referred to as Chek Lap Kok International Airport or Chek Lap Kok Airport, to distinguish it from its predec ...
, as well as (since the move from THB)
Hong Kong Tramways and the
Peak Tram
The Peak Tram is a funicular railway in Hong Kong, which carries both tourists and residents to the upper levels of Hong Kong Island. Running from Garden Road Admiralty to Victoria Peak via the Mid-Levels, it provides the most direct route and o ...
. The former HKRI had been responsible for the railway lines operated by the then
Kowloon–Canton Railway Corporation. Its main functions are investigation of railway incidents, oversight of railway safety, assessment and approval of new railways and major modifications, and assessment and follow-up of improvement measures by railway operators. The unit consists of 14 professional and support staff.
* Electricity and Energy Efficiency Branch
* Gas & General Legislation Branch
Trading Services
There are three branches under the Trading Services and each branch is led by an assistant director.
* Engineering Services Branch 1
* Engineering Branch 2
** General Engineering Services Division
** Municipal Sector Division
** Health Sector Division
* Corporate Support and Business Development Branch
Innovation and Development
In 2018, EMSD up an Interactive Learning Center in 4/F, EMSD HQ. The learning center has introduced the latest VR (
Virtual reality
Virtual reality (VR) is a Simulation, simulated experience that employs 3D near-eye displays and pose tracking to give the user an immersive feel of a virtual world. Applications of virtual reality include entertainment (particularly video gam ...
) Learning systems for Electrical and Mechanical industry including the first LED Immersive CAVE in Hong Kong by combining the technologies of immersive VR and BIM (
Building information modeling
Building information modeling (BIM) is an approach involving the generation and management of digital representations of the physical and functional characteristics of buildings or other physical assets and facilities. BIM is supported by vario ...
) and the VR training system for
Kai Tak Cruise Terminal
Kai Tak Cruise Terminal is a cruise ship terminal on the former Kai Tak Airport runway in Hong Kong. Its completion date was delayed into 2013 due to re-tendering. Following an international competition, Foster + Partners was chosen to ...
Passenger Boarding Bridges.
See also
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Government departments and agencies in Hong Kong
References
External links
Official website
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Hong Kong government departments and agencies
Transport in Hong Kong