As an overall direction, we shall encourage increased use of independent third parties to vet the ride designs, so that we can focus on compliance checking. This will expedite the approval process without compromising safety standards and is a better use of our resources as a regulatory body.
Vehicle Mechanics Registration
The Voluntary Registration Scheme for Vehicle Mechanics has continued to attract a large number of applicants since its launch in January 2007. As of the end of December 2008, over 9,600 vehicle mechanics have applied for registration, of whom more than 8,900 have been successfully registered. The number of applicants represents over 90 per cent of the approximately 10,000 vehicle mechanics in Hong Kong, indicating almost total registration.
The Vehicle Maintenance Technical Advisory Committee also formed three new sub-committees, tasked with managing the current voluntary registration scheme, overseeing the review of the current scheme, and looking into its future development respectively.
Staff Awarded for Improving Service Quality
We are delighted to report that Mr Steve Wu Shun-tak, a mechanical inspector in the General Legislation Division, was one of the winners of the Ombudsman's Awards 2008 for Officers of Public Organisations. Mr Wu took the pro-active step of assisting lift and escalator contractors to make better use of our Web-based Registration System, ensuring that electronic applications and document submissions for lift/escalator certificates can be processed much more efficiently and thereby improving service quality for the trade and the public.
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