Nurturing Talents for the E&M Industry

Aiming to attract and recruit potential talents for E&M industry, the EMSD continued to allocate resources to organise diverse promotion events and schemes for practitioners and the public during the reporting year to introduce E&M services and share E&M knowledge.

Highlights of Public and Trade Engagement Activities in 2020/21

Conducted three webinars on vehicle maintenance technology for a total of around 1900 participants.
Co-organised the Voluntary Registration Scheme for Vehicle Maintenance Promotional Video Competition jointly with the Vehicle Maintenance Technical Advisory Committee.
Designed 11 online quizzes on topics related to vehicle maintenance trade for over 6700 participants.

Held regular meetings with registered gas supply companies and the Gas Safety Advisory Committee.
Provided over 28 gas safety talks through webinars or seminars for construction workers, technicians, property and property management staff.
Organised online training on statutory requirements and general practices for registered gas contractors and registered gas installers.
Carried out 209 trench inspections at construction sites to promote the Code of Practice on Avoidance of Damage to Gas Pipes.

Delivered nine presentations and sharing sessions to various organisations.

Organised 56 outreach talks and 36 physical/ virtual visits to the Education Path of the EMSD Headquarters for 1585 visitors from different organisations and schools.
Conducted eight school exhibitions on the Mandatory Energy Efficiency Labelling Scheme.

Continued to partner with the Urban Renewal Authority to implement the HK$4.5 billion Lift Modernisation Subsidy Scheme to provide subsidy and professional support to owners for modernising approximately 8000 aged lifts from 2019/20 to 2025/26.
Partnered with the Vocational Training Council to formulate a professional diploma course of the Hong Kong Qualifications Framework Level 5 for lift workers (Lift Master).
Conducted 678 sessions of online talks and 72 sessions of outreach talks for kindergartens, youth centres and elderly centres, reaching over 22000 participants and over 1000 participants respectively to foster the safe use of amusement rides, aerial ropeways, lifts and escalators.
Held 38 talks and other publicity activities for trade representatives, lift and escalator owners, members of incorporated owners and building management staff to introduce the Lifts and Escalators Ordinance, along with the management, modernisation and safe use of lifts and escalators.

Completed eight volunteering projects in which our staff contributed a total of 541 man-hours. HK$13,600 was successfully raised for charity. Beneficiaries included the Community Chest of Hong Kong, Po Leung Kuk, and the Construction Industry Caring Organisations.