Ensure the Safety of Your Electrical Installations
Conduct Periodic Inspection Every 5 Years (web accessible version)
| Description of visual: | The opening shot showed the lobby of a building where a security guard greeted the residents who had just returned and pressed the lift button for them Then the scene switched to show a female resident's mobile phone and her son's game console ran out of power suddenly They screamed: |
| Mother and son: | It ran out of power! |
| Description of visual: | The scene showed the security guard talked to them: |
| Security guard: | The building losing power supply is a big deal! |
| Description of visual: | The scene showed an imaginary episode of sudden power outage in the building where the female resident's son was doing homework in the dark with his father wiping his sweat On the other hand, the female resident and her husband were climbing stairs to return home Then the scene switched to show the female resident and her son in reality They were scared and said: |
| Mother and son: | No! |
| Description of visual: | The scene showed the female resident's husband appeared and put hands on his wife's and son's shoulders and said: |
| Father: | No worries! According to the Electricity Ordinance |
| Description of visual: | The scene showed the security guard and the female resident's husband led a registered electrical contractor to the meter room of the building for inspection The superimposed text “Arrange for Registered Electrical Contractors to Do Inspection and Testing” appeared on the screen at the same time The female resident's husband continued to say: |
| Father: | our incorporated owners must arrange for registered electrical contractors to do inspection testing and certification for communal electrical installations every five years |
| Description of visual: | The scene showed the security guard holding a certificate and the superimposed text “Submit the Periodic Test Certificate to the EMSD for Endorsement Within Two Weeks” appeared on the screen at the same time The security guard said: |
| Security guard: | The Periodic Test Certificate must be submitted to the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department for endorsement within two weeks from the issuance date of the certificate |
| Description of visual: | The scene showed the female resident asked the security guard: |
| Mother: | How about if an installation owner fails to complete the inspection and testing within the five-year period? |
| Description of visual: | The superimposed text “Complete Inspection and Testing Within Five-Year Period” appeared on the screen and the security guard talked to the family of the female resident at the same time: |
| Security guard: | He will commit an offence |
| Description of visual: | The ending shot showed the slogan “Ensure the Safety of Your Electrical Installations Conduct Periodic Inspection Every 5 Years” and the EMSD's logo All people said: |
| All: | Ensure the safety of your electrical installations Conduct periodic inspection every five years |
