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Electrical and Mechanical Services Department

Coordinates: 22°19′35″N 114°12′14″E / 22.326387°N 114.203949°E / 22.326387; 114.203949
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Electrical and Mechanical Services Department
機電工程署
Department overview
Formed1948; 76 years ago (1948) (as Electrical and Mechanical Office)[1]
1982; 42 years ago (1982) (as Electrical and Mechanical Services Department)[1]
Preceding agencies
  • Electrical Office [1]
  • Mechanical Office [2]
  • Transport Office [3]
JurisdictionHong Kong
Headquarters3 Kai Shing Street, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
22°19′35″N 114°12′14″E / 22.326387°N 114.203949°E / 22.326387; 114.203949
Employees5,566 (March 2019) [4]
Annual budgetHK$1,518.4m (2020-2021) [5]
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
Department executive
  • Eric Pang Yiu-hung, Director of Electrical and Mechanical Services
Parent departmentDevelopment Bureau
Websitewww.emsd.gov.hk
Electrical and Mechanical Services Department
Head office
Traditional Chinese機電工程署
Simplified Chinese机电工程署
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJīdiàn Gōngchéng Shǔ
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpinggei1 din6 gung1 cing4 cyu5

The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD; Chinese: 機電工程署) is a Hong Kong 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 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

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Trading Services

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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

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In 2018, EMSD up an Interactive Learning Center in 4/F, EMSD HQ. The learning center has introduced the latest VR (Virtual reality) 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) [4] and the VR training system for Kai Tak Cruise Terminal Passenger Boarding Bridges.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "12th Issue (April 2008) (533)". www.emsd.gov.hk. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  2. ^ EMSD Message from the Director 2007 Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Legislative Council Panel on Transport LC Paper No. CB(1)263/07-08(04)
  4. ^ "Immersive VR with immense commercial benefits - Motive Force". www.hkstp.org. HKSTP.
  5. ^ EMSD. "Care, Serving and Co-Creating for 70 Years and Beyond" (PDF). {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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