14 June 2018 - Secretary for Innovation and Technology visited EMSD

The Secretary for Innovation and Technology, Mr Nicholas W Yang, toured the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD) Headquarters on June 14 to get a better grasp of the department’s efforts in spurring innovation and technology (I&T).

The Acting Director of Electrical and Mechanical Services, Mr Tai Tak-him, gave a brief account to Mr. Yang on how the department applied I&T application in enhancing EMSD services, pushing forward smart city development and supporting commercialisation of research and development (R&D) results of local enterprises.

A number of project demonstrations were shown to Mr Yang, including smart thermostat, passive light-emitting diode lighting technology, Video analytics on passenger flow for lift operation optimisation and the Safematics Smart Safety System.

The Secretary for Innovation and Technology, Mr Nicholas W Yang listens to an introduction on the smart thermostat by a start-up company representative.


The Secretary for Innovation and Technology, Mr Nicholas W Yang, is shown a demonstration of the passive light-emitting diode lighting technology.


The Secretary for Innovation and Technology, Mr Nicholas W Yang, listens to an introduction on the “Safematics Smart Safety System” by a start-up company representative. The trial of the System is also the first EMSD-supported trial project successfully funded by the Public Sector Trial Scheme of Innovation and Technology Fund.


The Secretary for Innovation and Technology, Mr Nicholas W Yang, listens to an introduction on the “video analytics on passenger flow for lift operation optimisation” by a start-up company representative.

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