https://www.scmp.com/rss/522212/feed The latest news and top stories on the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department. A prominent Hong Kong-based governmental body, the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD) is dedicated to enhancing public safety and quality of life. Headquartered in Kowloon, its core activities include regulating electrical mechanical gas and railway safety. EMSD also provides comprehensive engineering services to government departments and promotes energy efficiency. Recognised for its vital... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Edith Lin Edith Lin Hong Kong’s biggest electricity company, CLP Power, has been urged to implement 43 measures to improve the stability of its supply, including enhancing lightning protection systems, after a series of failures. The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department released a review report on CLP on Friday, following an independent consultant’s analysis – under the supervision of experts – of power supply interruptions and voltage dips between 2021 and mid-2024. CLP, which supplies electricity to... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3338575/43-measures-hong-kongs-clp-improve-power-supply-after-series-failures?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3338575/43-measures-hong-kongs-clp-improve-power-supply-after-series-failures?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 02 Jan 2026 15:08:12 +0000 Brian Wong Brian Wong A former Hong Kong government engineer was jailed for five years and three months on Tuesday for laundering HK$6.26 million (US$804,000) in illegal proceeds, having lived far beyond his legitimate income. The High Court heard that 60-year-old Zsa Sing-tak had also accepted a HK$40,000 bribe to favour engineering firms linked to a friend during tendering processes for various government building works, including the maintenance of drinking fountains at municipal premises. Defence lawyers said the... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3336675/hong-kong-engineer-gets-5-years-over-hk6-million-laundering-and-bribery-offences?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3336675/hong-kong-engineer-gets-5-years-over-hk6-million-laundering-and-bribery-offences?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 16 Dec 2025 13:36:48 +0000 Ambrose Li Ambrose Li Belle Kwok Sin-ming, 33, felt a calling to take on the role of a Hong Kong auxiliary police constable even while working her day job as an engineer at the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department. “At work, I am responsible for planning and managing projects related to the police force, including the electronic system of their training facilities,” Kwok said. “I could feel their professionalism in the constant contact with them, which piqued my interest in their work.” She added that she... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3331172/answering-call-engineer-teacher-embrace-roles-hong-kong-auxiliary-police?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3331172/answering-call-engineer-teacher-embrace-roles-hong-kong-auxiliary-police?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 01 Nov 2025 08:35:11 +0000 Danny Mok Danny Mok Ten elderly people were injured after they fell down an escalator like dominoes at a shopping centre in Hong Kong on Sunday when one of them stumbled. According to witnesses, the group of elderly people had just finished lunch on the third floor of Kings Wing Plaza 2 in Shek Mun, Sha Tin, at 2pm and were taking the escalator to the second floor when a man lost his footing. He fell backwards, causing nine other women to topple over. They sustained minor injuries and were taken to Prince of Wales... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3326301/10-elderly-people-injured-after-falling-dominoes-down-hong-kong-escalator?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3326301/10-elderly-people-injured-after-falling-dominoes-down-hong-kong-escalator?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 21 Sep 2025 10:35:29 +0000 Edith Lin Edith Lin Hong Kong’s rail giant the MTR Corporation has suspended foundation works for the overhead cable at its Oyster Bay station project on Lantau Island due to signs of “upheaving”. The government said on Thursday that movement was recorded at the site two days earlier, prompting staff from the Buildings Department and the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department to carry out inspections on the westbound track of the Tung Chung line. “The condition concerned has not affected the structural... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3318638/hong-kongs-mtr-corp-halts-oyster-bay-stations-overhead-cable-foundation-works?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3318638/hong-kongs-mtr-corp-halts-oyster-bay-stations-overhead-cable-foundation-works?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 17 Jul 2025 13:52:43 +0000