Guidance Notes

Guidance Notes by Gas Standards Office

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Guidance Notes
1. Guidance Note GU07 - Safety of Aerosol Cans Containing LPG as a Propellant [PDF format (111KB)] Guidance Notes Free of Charge EMSD Website
2. Guidance Note GU10 - Code of Practice for The Design and Construction of LPG Cylinder Wagon [PDF format (639KB)] Guidance Notes Free of Charge EMSD Website
3. Guidance Note GU11 - Application for Cylinder Wagon Permit (Chinese version only)[PDF format (1.96MB)] Guidance Notes Free of charge EMSD Website
4. Guidance Note GU14 - Enclosed Type of Gas-Fired Meat Roaster [PDF format (326KB)] Guidance Notes Free of charge EMSD Website
5. Guidance Note GU16 - Medium Pressure LPG Gas Appliances [PDF format (107KB)] Guidance Notes Free of charge EMSD Website
6. Guidance Note GU18 - Safety of LPG Lighters
[PDF format (218KB)]
Application Form:
  1. Application for Listing of LPG Lighter [PDF format (317KB)]
  2. Renewal Application for Listing of LPG Lighter
    [PDF format (405KB)]
Guidance Notes Free of charge EMSD Website
7. Guidance Note GU19 - Safety of Disposable LPG Cylinders
(Issue 4, August 2019) [PDF format (661KB)]
Guidance Notes Free of charge EMSD Website
8. Guidance Note on Gas Supply Installations
(Updated in September 2020) [PDF format (76KB)]
Applicable for Conventional Projects and Projects with Modular Integrated Construction
Guidance Notes Free of charge EMSD Website
9. Guidance Note on Liquefied Petroleum Gas Storage Installations [PDF format (313KB)] Guidance Notes Free of charge EMSD Website
10. Guidance Note on Household Electric Refrigerators Containing LPG as Refrigerant [PDF format (156KB)] Guidance Notes Free of charge EMSD Website
11. Guidance Note on Quantitative Risk Assessment Study for High Pressure Town Gas Installations in Hong Kong (April 2021)
[PDF format (842KB)]
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12. Guidance Note on LPG Supply Installations for New Village Houses (Chinese version only in April 2023) [PDF format (4.28MB)] Guidance Notes Free of charge EMSD Website
*Note:
- Code of practice gives advice on how to comply with the relevant sections of the Gas Safety Regulations.
- Guidance notes give advice in the interest of gas safety.