Electrical and Mechanical Services Department

Electrical and Mechanical Services Department
Electrical and Mechanical Services Department
	Head office
Traditional Chinese	機電工程署
Simplified Chinese	机电工程署
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Jīdiàn Gōngchéng Shǔ
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	gei1 din6 gung1 cing4 cyu5

Electrical and Mechanical Services Department
機電工程署
Department overview
Formed	1948 (as Electrical and Mechanical Office); 1982 (as Electrical and Mechanical Services Department)
Preceding agencies	Electrical Office [1]; Mechanical Office [2]; Transport Office [3];
Jurisdiction	Hong Kong
Headquarters	3 Kai Shing Street, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong; 22°19′35″N 114°12′14″E / 22.326387°N 114.203949°E
Employees	5,566 (March 2019) [4]
Annual budget	HK$1,518.4m (2020-2021) [5]
Minister responsible	Michael Wong Wai-lun, Secretary for Development;
Deputy Minister responsible	Liu Chun-san, Under Secretary for Development;
Department executive	Eric Pang Yiu-hung, Director of Electrical and Mechanical Services;
Parent department	Development Bureau
Website	www.emsd.gov.hk

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.

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Department overview
機電工程署

Formed	1948; 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]
Jurisdiction	Hong Kong
Headquarters	3 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
Employees	5,566 (March 2019) [4]
Annual budget	HK$1,518.4m (2020-2021) [5]
Minister responsible	Michael Wong Wai-lun, Secretary for Development
Deputy Minister responsible	Liu Chun-san, Under Secretary for Development
Department executive	Eric Pang Yiu-hung, Director of Electrical and Mechanical Services
Parent department	Development Bureau
Website	www.emsd.gov.hk

Electrical and Mechanical Services Department

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