Electrical and Mechanical Services Department

Electrical and Mechanical Services Department
機電工程署
Department overview
Formed1948 (1948) (as Electrical and Mechanical Office)
1982 (1982) (as Electrical and Mechanical Services Department)
Preceding agencies
  • Electrical Office
  • Mechanical Office
  • Transport Office
JurisdictionHong Kong
Headquarters3 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
Employees5,566 (March 2019)
Annual budgetHK$1,518.4m (2020-2021)
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
Department executive
  • Eric Pang Yiu-hung, Director of Electrical and Mechanical Services
Parent departmentDevelopment Bureau
Websitewww.emsd.gov.hk
Electrical and Mechanical Services Department
Head office
Traditional Chinese機電工程署
Simplified Chinese机电工程署
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJīdiàn Gōngchéng Shǔ
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpinggei1 din6 gung1 cing4 cyu5

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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