Hongkong Electric Company Operations Director Francis Cheng attends a media briefing on the incident investigation report regarding the power outage on April 19, 2023 at the Hongkong Electric Centre on May 15, 2023. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)
HONG KONG – The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD) received on Monday from the Hongkong Electric Company Ltd its investigation report on the power outage that hit Hong Kong Island last month.
In a statement, the EMSD said it was examining the contents of the report on the incident, which left residents in some areas of Hong Kong Island without electricity for up to over 40 minutes on April 19.
“The EMSD is very concerned about the incident and is examining the report in detail with an independent third-party expert, evaluating whether the identified cause is well founded and improvement measures are appropriate,” the statement reads.
The department added that it will request HEC to make clarifications or provide further information if needed once its review of the report is finished.
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The EMSD added that it will continue to closely monitor HEC's implementation of all improvement measures as early as possible to prevent the recurrence of similar incidents.