WSD Circular Letter No. 9/2015

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1 水務署 Water Supplies Department 香港灣仔告士打道七號入境事務大樓 Immigration Tower, 7 Gloucester Road, Hong Kong 電子郵遞 wsdinfo@wsd.gov.hk 電話 Telephone 圖文傳真 Facsimile 檔號 Reference (6) in WSD 3318/50 Pt.5 T/J(10) 23 December 2015 Distribution: To all Licensed Plumbers and Authorised Persons Dear Sirs, WSD Circular Letter No. 9/2015 Task Group on Implementation of New Improvement Measures for Controlling Construction of Inside Service In response to the lead in drinking water incident, the Water Authority (WA) has introduced a number of new improvement measures 1 for controlling construction of inside service. A Task Group ( TG ) has recently been commissioned under the chairmanship of the Deputy Director of Water Supplies with members from the plumbing industry, contractor associations, plumbing material suppliers, material laboratories etc. to, inter alia, facilitate the implementation of the new improvement measures. The terms of reference and membership of the TG are at the Annex. The first meeting of the TG was held in November Subsequent to the meeting, the arrangements as set out in the ensuing paragraphs are to be implemented. This Circular Letter supersedes any previous Circular Letter(s) on or relating to the relevant subject matters. Transitional Arrangements for General Acceptance of Pipes and Fittings and Permission to Commence Plumbing Works 31 March The following transitional arrangements shall take effect up to and including 1 Some of the new improvement measures are also applicable to fire service. 1

5 T/J(10) 23 December 2015 Distribution: To all Licensed Plumbers and Authorised Persons Dear Sirs, WSD Circular Letter No.

2 (a) In respect of pipes and fittings requiring compliance with BS 6920, the WA will accept pipes and fittings already tested to comply with BS 6920:2000 (supported with valid certificates or testing reports) and duly topped up by supplementary testing reports for compliance with BS 6920:2014 in respect of extraction of lead and boron. (b) The WA will consider granting permission for commencement of plumbing works to applications where some of the pipes and fittings reported at the Annex to Waterworks Form WWO 46 (WWO 46) have yet to obtain the general acceptance of the WA provided that the responsible licensed plumber (LP) has made on the Annex to WWO 46 the following undertaking- Undertaking I hereby undertake that I will obtain the Water Authority s general acceptance for the pipes and/or fittings which I marked with an asterisk * against the descriptions of pipes and fittings on this Annex to WWO 46 and I will amend this Annex to WWO 46 accordingly and obtain the Water Authority s approval for the amendment before the final inspection of the plumbing works. For the avoidance of doubt, this transitional arrangement is only applicable to submission of WWO 46 Parts I and II seeking permission for commencement of plumbing works. Amendment to Annex to WWO 46 (version 6/2012a) For WWO 46 already submitted before 1 November 2015 (i.e. version 6/2012a of WWO 46 was used) and permission granted to commence the plumbing works, any subsequent amendment to the Annex to WWO 46 for submission to the WA can be made on the Annex and initialled by the LP and Authorised Person (AP). For the avoidance of doubt, the amendment by itself does not require a fresh submission of WWO 46 Parts I and II. However, this arrangement does not apply to amendment to Annex to WWO 46 (version 10/2015). 2

(b) The WA will consider granting permission for commencement of plumbing works to applications where some of the pipes and fittings reported at the Annex to Waterworks Form WWO 46 (WWO 46) have yet

3 Change of LPs after submission of WWO 46 Where there is a change of LP, a fresh submission of WWO 46 Parts I and II (version 6/2012a for WWO 46 submitted before 1 November 2015, or version 10/2015 for WWO 46 submitted on or after 1 November 2015) duly signed by parties concerned including the Applicant, the AP and the new LP together with a copy of the previously approved WWO 46 and Annex are required to be made to the WA as soon as possible. For the avoidance of doubt, the change of LP by itself does not require submission of the plumbing proposal and the Annex to WWO 46 if there is no change to these submissions previously made to the WA. Testing requirement of Thermoplastic Pipe With effect from and including 1 April 2016, thermoplastic pipes are required to comply with the relevant British Standards listed on WSD s website for obtaining the WA s general acceptance. In particular, thermoplastic pipes for potable water supply shall also comply with the relevant edition of BS 6920 listed on WSD s website. Appeal Mechanism under Point Penalty System The following appeal mechanism under the Point Penalty System will operate as a trial for nine months starting from 1 January If an LP disagrees with a Waterworks Form WWO 1008 (WWO 1008) issued to the LP, the LP may submit an appeal to the Senior Engineer/Customer Services (District) (SE/CS(District)) concerned with substantiation within 14 days from the date of the WA s letter issuing the WWO The SE/CS(District) will investigate including conducting interviews with the LP as necessary and inform the LP of his decision. In case the issue of the WWO 1008 might trigger the procedure for suspension of the LP s licence, the procedure will not commence until a decision on the appeal has been made by the SE/CS(District). 3

required to be made to the WA as soon as possible.

4 The mechanism will be reviewed after the trial has been put into operation for six months. Hotline for Enquiry on Application for Water Supply To further facilitate making enquiries about applications for water supply, hotlines have recently been set up in the respective Customer Services Districts. The hotlines together with an updated list of case officers responsible for application for water supply are uploaded on WSD s website athttp:// For enquiries about this Circular Letter, please contact our Engineer/Customer Services (Technical Support)1 at telephone no Yours faithfully, (Signed) Encl. ( LAM Ching Man ) for Water Authority (with Chinese translation) c.c. Housing Department (Attn: SM/QM) Buildings Department Architectural Services Department Fire Services Department The Hong Kong Housing Society The Hong Kong Institute of Architects The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors The Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering - Hong Kong Council Hong Kong Plumbing and Sanitary Ware Trade Association Ltd Hong Kong Licensed Plumbing Professionals Association Ltd Hong Kong Plumbing General Union Hong Kong Water Works Professionals Association Ltd 4

Districts. The hotlines together with an updated list of case officers responsible for application for water supply are uploaded on WSD s website athttp://www.wsd.gov.

5 The Hong Kong Institution of Plumbing and Drainage Ltd Plumbing Technology Student Association The Association of Registered Fire Service Installation Contractors of Hong Kong Ltd Real Estate Development Association of Hong Kong Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education Construction Industry Council The Hong Kong Construction Association, Ltd Hong Kong General Building Contractors Association Ltd The Hong Kong Federation of Electrical & Mechanical Contractors Ltd Contractor s Authorised Signatory Association Ltd Registered Minor Works Contractor Signatory Association Ltd Hong Kong Registered Contractors Association Company Ltd Building Services Operation and Maintenance Executives Society The Hong Kong Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Association Ltd WSD 3318/15/81 5

Association Ltd The Hong Kong Federation of Electrical & Mechanical Contractors Ltd Contractor s Authorised Signatory Association Ltd Registered Minor Works Contractor Signatory Association Ltd

6 Annex Task Group on Implementation of New Improvement Measures for Controlling Construction of Inside Service Terms of Reference To steer, monitor and review the implementation of the new improvement measures for the control of the construction of inside service and fire service. Membership (A) Representatives from the plumbing industry, contractor associations, plumbing material suppliers, and material laboratories Organization (1) Hong Kong Licensed Plumbing Professionals Association Ltd (2) Hong Kong Plumbing and Sanitary Ware Trade Association Ltd (3) Hong Kong Institution of Plumbing and Drainage Ltd (4) The Hong Kong Construction Association, Ltd (5) The Hong Kong Federation of Electrical and Mechanical Contractors Ltd (6) Hong Kong General Building Contractors Association Ltd (7) Contractor's Authorised Signatory Association Ltd (8) Registered Minor Works Contractor Signatory Association Ltd (9) Association of Construction Materials Laboratories Ltd (2 representatives) (10) Bun Kee (International) Ltd (11) Kembla (HK) Ltd (12) Shun Lee Building Materials & Sanitary Wares Ltd (B) Water Supplies Department Officers as Chairman/Members (1) Deputy Director of Water Supplies (Chairman) (2) Assistant Director/Customer Services (3) Chief Engineer/Customer Services Secretary- Senior Engineer/Customer Services (Technical Support)1, WSD

Membership (A) Representatives from the plumbing industry, contractor associations, plumbing material suppliers, and material laboratories Organization (1) Hong Kong Licensed Plumbing Professionals

7 水務署 Water Supplies Department 香港灣仔告士打道七號入境事務大樓 Immigration Tower, 7 Gloucester Road, Hong Kong 電子郵遞 wsdinfo@wsd.gov.hk 電話 Telephone 圖文傳真 Facsimile 檔號 Reference (6) in WSD 3318/50 Pt.5 T/J(10) 致 : 所有持牌水喉匠及認可人士水務署通函第 9/2015 號實施新改善措施以控制內部供水系統建造的專責小組為應對食水含鉛事件, 水務監督推行了多項新改善措施 1, 以控制內部供水系統的建造為實施新改善措施, 包括使措施能暢順地實行, 一個由水務署副署長擔任主席, 成員來自水喉業業界承建商協會水喉物料供應商及物料試驗室等的專責小組, 已新近成立專責小組的職責範圍和組成可見於本函附件專責小組已於 2015 年 11 月召開首次會議, 經專責小組的會議後, 現實施以下各項安排, 在此等事項或相關事項上, 此通函將取代之前所發的通函喉管及裝置的一般認可及批准展開水喉工程的過渡安排以下的過渡安排將生效至並包括 2016 年 3 月 31 日為止 : (a) 關於須符合英國標準 6920 的喉管及裝置, 水務監督會接納已測試符合英國標準 6920:2000 ( 須附上相關有效證書或測試報告 ), 並額外具有符合英國標準 6920:2014 有關抽取鉛和硼的補足測試報告的喉管及裝置 (b) 關於在水務表格 WWO46 (WWO46) 附件內申報仍未取得水務監督的一般認可的喉管及裝置, 若負責該水喉工程的持牌水喉匠在 WWO46 附件內作出下列保證, 水務監督會考慮准許持牌水喉匠展開相關的水喉工程 : 1 部份新改善措施亦適用於消防供水系統 1

5 T/J(10) 致 : 所有持牌水喉匠及認可人士水務署通函第 9/2015 號實施新改善措施以控制內部供水系統建造的專責小組為應對食水含鉛事件, 水務監督推行了多項新改善措施 1, 以控制內部供水系統的建造為實施新改善措施, 包括

8 保證我在此保證我會在水喉工程的最終檢查前, 為我在本附件的喉管及裝置說明項下標有星號 * 的喉管及 / 或裝置, 取得水務監督的一般認可, 並相應地修改本附件及獲得水務監督對該修改的批准為避免任何疑問, 上述的過渡安排只適用於提交水務表格 WWO46 第 I 及 II 部份尋求許可展開水喉工程的申請 WWO 46 附件的修訂 (6/2012a 版本 ) 若在 2015 年 11 月 1 日前已提交 WWO46 ( 即使用 6/2012a 版本的 WWO46), 並已獲展開相關水喉工程的許可, 任何隨後提交與水務監督關於該 WWO46 的附件的修訂, 可藉修改附件內容的形式進行, 並由持牌水喉匠及認可人士在修改處簽署作實為避免任何疑問, 修訂本身並不須提交新的 WWO46 第 I 及 II 部份, 唯此方法不適用於修訂 WWO46 的附件 (10/2015 版本 ) 在提交 WWO46 後更換持牌水喉匠若需更換持牌水喉匠, 須盡快向水務監督提交新的 WWO46 第 I 及 II 部份 ( 如 WWO46 是在 2015 年 11 月 1 日前提交, 應使用 6/2012a 版本 ; 如 WWO46 是在 2015 年 11 月 1 日或以後提交, 應使用 10/2015 版本 ) 及之前已獲批准的 WWO46 和附件的複本 ; 新的 WWO46 第 I 及 II 部份在遞交前, 須由相關的人士簽署, 包括申請人, 認可人士及新的持牌水喉匠為避免任何疑問, 若沒改變已向水務監督提交的水管工程計劃及 WWO46 的附件, 更換持牌水喉匠本身不須重新提交這些文件熱塑性喉管的測試要求由 2016 年 4 月 1 日開始, 熱塑性喉管須符合水務署網頁上所列明的相關英國標準, 以獲得水務監督的一般認可請注意, 用於飲用水供應系統上的熱塑性喉管, 亦須符合在水務署網頁上所列明的英國標準 6920 的相關版本 2

與水務監督關於該 WWO46 的附件的修訂, 可藉修改附件內容的形式進行, 並由持牌水喉匠及認可人士在修改處簽署作實為避免任何疑問, 修訂本身並不須提交新的 WWO46 第 I 及 II 部份, 唯此方法不適用於修訂 WWO46 的附件 (10/2015

9 罰分制度下的上訴機制個月 : 以下是罰分制度的上訴機制, 將由 2016 年 1 月 1 日起試驗推行, 為期 9 若持牌水喉匠不同意水務監督發給他 / 她的水務表格 WWO1008 (WWO1008), 在 WWO 1008 的信件發出日期之後的 14 天內, 可向有關的高級工程師 / 客戶服務 ( 區域 ) 提出上訴, 並提供有關理據高級工程師 / 客戶服務 ( 區域 ) 會展開調查, 包括在有需要時與持牌水喉匠會面, 之後會將決定告知持牌水喉匠若發出的 WWO 1008 可引發暫時吊銷持牌水喉匠牌照的程序, 在高級工程師 / 客戶服務 ( 區域 ) 作出相關上訴的決定前, 程序將不會被啟動上訴機制將在試驗推行 6 個月後進行檢討查詢申請供水熱線為進一步方便關於供水申請的查詢, 各水務署客戶服務區於最近已設有熱線有關熱線連同一份更新了的負責處理供水申請人員的名單, 已上載於水務署的網站 : 如對本通函有疑問, 請致電本署工程師 / 客戶服務 ( 技術支援 )1 ( 電話 : ) 查詢水務監督 ( 原文已簽署 ) 附件二零一五年十二月二十三日 ( 林正文代行 ) 3

序, 在高級工程師 / 客戶服務 ( 區域 ) 作出相關上訴的決定前, 程序將不會被啟動上訴機制將在試驗推行 6 個月後進行檢討查詢申請供水熱線為進一步方便關於供水申請的查詢, 各水務署客戶服務區於最近已設有熱線有關熱線連同

10 副本交送 : 房屋署 ( 致 :SM/QM) 屋宇署建築署消防署香港房屋協會香港建築師學會香港工程師學會香港測量師學會英國特許水務學會香港分會香港水喉潔具業商會香港持牌水務專業學會香港喉管從業員總會香港水務專業協會香港給排水學會水務技術同學會香港註冊消防工程公司商會有限公司香港地產建設商會香港專業教育學院建造業議會香港建造商會有限公司香港建築業承建商聯會有限公司香港機電工程商聯會承建商授權簽署人協會有限公司註册小型工程承建商簽署人協會有限公司香港註冊承建商商會有限公司屋宇設備運行及維修行政人員學會香港空調及冷凍商會有限公司 WSD 3318/15/81 4

建設商會香港專業教育學院建造業議會香港建造商會有限公司香港建築業承建商聯會有限公司香港機電工程商聯會承建商授權簽署人協會有限公司註册

11 實施新改善措施以控制內部供水系統建造的專責小組附件職責範圍指導監察和檢討用以控制內部及消防供水系統建造的新改善措施的實施成員名單 (A) 來自水喉業業界承建商協會水喉物料供應商及物料試驗室的代表機構名稱 1. 香港持牌水務專業學會 2. 香港水喉潔具業商會有限公司 3. 香港給排水學會有限公司 4. 香港建造商會有限公司 5. 香港機電工程商聯會 6. 香港建築業承建商聯會 7. 承建商授權簽署人協會 8. 註冊小型工程承建商簽署人協會 9. 建築材料試驗所協會 ( 兩位代表 ) 10. 彬記 ( 國際 ) 有限公司 11. 金特霸 ( 香港 ) 有限公司 12. 順利建材潔具有限公司 (B) 出任主席 / 成員的水務署人員 1. 水務署副署長 ( 主席 ) 2. 助理署長 / 客戶服務 3. 總工程師 / 客戶服務秘書水務署高級工程師 / 客戶服務 ( 技術支援 )

香港建築業承建商聯會 7. 承建商授權簽署人協會 8. 註冊小型工程承建商簽署人協會 9. 建築材料試驗所協會 ( 兩位代表 ) 10. 彬記 ( 國際 ) 有限公司 11. 金特霸 ( 香港 ) 有限公司 12.

所 3 學分課程, 及兩門跨領域課程共 6 學分以上課程學生在修課前, 必須填寫課程修課認定表, 經班主任或指導教授簽名後始認定此課程學分 ) 10. 本規章未盡事宜, 悉依學位

所 3 學分課程, 及兩門跨領域課程共 6 學分以上課程學生在修課前, 必須填寫課程修課認定表, 經班主任或指導教授簽名後始認定此課程學分 ) 10. 本規章未盡事宜, 悉依學位 95 年訂定 96 年 11 月修正 97 年 10 月修正 100 年 2 月修正 101 年 4 月修正 102 年 1 月修正 103 年 4 月修正 103 學年度入學新生適用, 舊生可比照適用 1. 研究生須於入學後第二學期開學前選定指導教授, 經課程委員會認定後方得繼續