An LPG storage facility at Ap Lei Chau and the nearby seawall sustained serious damage by super typhoon Mangkhut in September 2018. Prompt rectification was required in order to prevent safety hazards to the LPG storage facility and secure the safety of and LPG supply to about 8000 households nearby. To this end, the EMSD took the initiative to form an interdepartmental working group with various government departments to expedite the structural repair to the seawall and the repair works of the LPG storage facility. With the concerted efforts of all parties, all repair works were timely completed before the typhoon season in July 2019.
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Tuen Ma Line Phase 1 was officially commissioned on 14 February 2020, connecting Kai Tak Station, Diamond Hill Station, Hin Keng Station and Tai Wai Station, the new line has shortened the journey between Tai Wai Station and Diamond Hill Station from 17 minutes to 9 minutes, providing safe and efficient service to the public.
Duration of the journey between Tai Wai Station and Diamond Hill Station
About 50 eligible schools and welfare NGOs installed solar PV systems under the Solar Harvest programme during the year. We have also begun conducting retro-commissioning (RCx) in government buildings since 2019. As of today, we have conducted RCx in 44 government buildings, further raising energy efficiency.
The 2019 edition of the Code of Practice on the Design and Construction of Lifts and Escalators (CoP) was gazetted in August 2019 and came into effect on 1 June 2020. The new CoP uses standard provisions and format of international safety standards as a blueprint, with addition of specific local requirements, encouraging international manufacturers to supply a wider range of lifts and escalators to Hong Kong and facilitating the local trade in communicating with overseas manufacturers and understanding international design requirements.
