Codes & Technical Guidelines

Applicants are reminded that it is an offence under the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (Chapter 201 of the Laws of Hong Kong) to offer any advantages (e.g. money, gift, etc.) to an employee of the EMSD as an inducement to or reward for facilitating or expediting the processing of applications, and in connection with the compliance with the application/ registration approval terms and conditions as appreciate.

The REAs have the obligation to remind developers / building owners/ responsible person of such probity requirement.

EMSD has established a Technical Taskforce with the relevant trade parties, professional institutions, academics and government departments to formulate the Building Energy Code (BEC) and Energy Audit Code (EAC) for the Buildings Energy Efficiency Ordinance. To provide certain explanations to the Codes against the legislative background, corresponding Technical Guidelines on Energy Audit Code and on Building Energy Code have been issued.

The BEC and EAC are reviewed once every three years. The new BEC 2021 Edition and the EAC 2021 Edition have been developed in tandem with the global development of relevant technology and energy efficiency standards. The building services installations should comply with the BEC 2021 Edition and the energy audit should be carried out in accordance with the EAC 2021 Edition with the effective dates stipulated in BEEO Technical Circular No. 1/2021.