For the third consecutive year, the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD) has joined with key industry players to organise the E&M Safety Campaign, one of the biggest public education campaigns in Hong Kong.
The campaign aims to heighten public awareness of electrical, gas, lift and escalator safety and energy efficiency. It is a joint effort of the EMSD and 17 leading organisations and trade associations from various sectors, including power, gas and oil, public transport, housing and estate management.
A carnival to promote the campaign took place today (November 2) at the Piazza, Kowloon Park, Tsimshatsui. Officiatings was the Permanent Secretary for Economic Development and Labour (Economic Development), Ms Sandra Lee.
The theme for this year's campaign is "E&M safety and energy efficiency begin with small things".
The Director of Electrical and Mechanical Services, Mr Roger S H Lai, elaborated on the theme.
"The word small has a double meaning here," he said. "First, it refers to small things in our daily life. E&M safety and energy efficiency do not call for revolutionary changes. Instead we encourage people to do whatever small things they can to practise safety and energy efficiency in their daily routines.
"Second, small refers to children and the younger generation. We believe children should be taught these things from an early age. We have a series of programmes catering for children to help them understand the concepts and good practices of E&M safety and energy efficiency."
The 18 organisations collaborating on this year's E&M Safety Campaign are :
1. Caltex Oil Hong Kong Limited
2. China Inspection Company Limited
3. China Resources Gas Company Limited
4. CLP Power Hong Kong Limited
5. Electrical and Mechanical Services Department
6. ExxonMobil Hong Kong Limited
7. Fire Services Department
8. Hong Kong & Kowloon Electrical Appliances Merchants Association
9. Hong Kong Housing Authority
10. Hong Kong International Airport
11. Hong Kong L.P. Gas (Holdings) Limited
12. Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation
13. MTR Corporation
14. Shell Hong Kong Limited
15. The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited
16. The Hong Kong Association of Property Management Companies Limited
17. The Hongkong Electric Co., Ltd.
18. The Lift and Escalator Contractors Association
The campaign features an array of community and publicity programmes to communicate the safety message through a variety of media, including television, radio and newspapers. Other activities include a sticker design competition, a slogan competition, safety talks, and a volunteers' home visit programme on electrical safety.
End/Sunday, November 2, 2003
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