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Licensing and Certification Command
Licensing and Certification Command
Assistant Director (Licensing & Certification)
Tel:  2733 7744

Address: 5/F, South Wing, Fire Services Headquarters Building, 1 Hong Chong Road, Kowloon.

  • Overall management of Licensing and Certification Command
  • Formulating and certifying the fire safety standards of new buildings, alterations to buildings, food premises, public entertainment premises, karaoke establishment, child care centres, non-designed school premises etc
  • Monitoring the licensing control on the use, storage, manufacture and conveyance of dangerous goods as well as timber stores
  • Administering the acceptance testing of fire service installations and the registration of fire service installation contractors
  • Administering the legislation in relation to the abatement of fire hazards
  • Monitoring the fire service installations in existing buildings and their annual maintenance
  • Certifying Fire Service Installations (FSI) for new buildings

 

The Licensing and Certification Command enforces fire safety regulations and policies, as well as assists and advises the public on fire protection measures and the abatement of fire hazard.

The Licensing and Policy Division emcompasses the Policy Group and the Licensing Group under its purview. The Policy Group mainly deals with the formulation and review of policy, procedural instructions and guidelines on fire protection matters and conducts researches on relevant issues. Licensing Group, which is composed of Hong Kong, Kowloon West, Kowloon East and New Territories Licensing Office, is responsible for formulating fire safety requirements, offering advice to relevant Government authorities and certifying the fire safety provisions of licensed / registered premises for the purposes of licensing and registration of those premises by the Government authorities. In addition, Licensing Group also carries out complaint inspections and takes necessary enforcement actions in licensed / registered premises.

The Dangerous Goods Legislation Division is responsible for coordinating the legislative amendment exercise of the Dangerous Goods Ordinance, Cap. 295 and its subsidiary legislation, formulating and implementing dangerous goods control policies and measures, as well as promoting the planning and development of dangerous goods stores to keep up with the development of safety control of dangerous goods in Hong Kong. The Division also handles prosecution matters of the Department.

The Dangerous Goods Control Division is responsible for handling the licence application for the manufacture, storage and use of dangerous goods.

The Dangerous Goods Enforcement Division is responsible for handling the licence application for dangerous goods vehicles, Class 9A dangerous goods and timber stores; handling the application for the approval of pressure receptacles; and handling the registration of approved person under the Dangerous Goods Ordinance.

The Fire Protection Facilities Supervision Division is responsible for inspecting fire service installations in existing buildings, handling complaints regarding building fire service installations, monitoring the professional standards of registered fire service installation contractors and taking law enforcement action where necessary. The Fire Protection Facilities Supervision Division also answers enquiries from the public, Authorized Persons, E&M consultants, Fire Service Installation contractors and other government departments with respect to the technical aspects of fire service installations.

The Fire Protection Engineering Compliance Division consists of Fire Protection Facilities Group and Ventilating Systems Group. The Fire Protection Facilities Group is responsible for inspecting and approving fire service installations in buildings and monitoring the professional standards of registered fire service installation contractors. The Ventilating Systems Group plays an important role in monitoring ventilating system of new buildings and licensed premises, carrying out acceptance inspection and test to such systems to ensure the integrity of fire compartmentation is being properly maintained.

The Administration Group of this Command handles administrative matters, provides clerical and secretarial support and deals with the registration of fire service installation contractors.

Fire Officers of Licensing and Certification Command are also seconded to Home Affairs Department form “The Licensing Authority Division” to inspect and formulate Fire Services requirements for hotels, guesthouses, private clubs and bedspace apartments; and to take enforcement action on those hotels, guesthouses, club-houses, bedspace apartments and karaoke establishments which have not obtained a license, permit or certificate of compliance. Fire Officers of Licensing and Certification Command are also seconded to Social Welfare Department to advise on fire protection measures in residential care homes for the elderly.

 

Licensing & Policy Division

Policy Group
Address: 5/F, South Wing, Fire Services Headquarters Building, 1 Hong Chong Road, Kowloon
Tel: 2733 7619
Email: lcpolic2@hkfsd.gov.hk

Licensing Group
Hong Kong Licensing Office
Address: M/F, Sheung Wan Fire Station, 2 Western Fire Services Street, Sheung Wan, HK
Tel: 2549 8104
email: h_lic_1@hkfsd.gov.hk

Kowloon West Licensing Office
Address: Room 601, 6/F, Tsim Sha Tsui Fire Station, 333 Canton Road, Kowloon
Tel: 2302 5339
email: k_lic_1@hkfsd.gov.hk

New Territories Licensing Office
Address: Unit 1809-1810, 18/F, Skyline Tower, 39 Wang Kwong Road, Kowloon Bay
Tel: 3423 9328
email: nt_lic_1@hkfsd.gov.hk

Kowloon East Licensing Office
Address: Unit 1809-1810, 18/F, Skyline Tower, 39 Wang Kwong Road, Kowloon Bay
Tel: 3423 9332
email: k_lic_3@hkfsd.gov.hk
 
  • To formulate and review the fire protection policy, procedural instructions and guidelines for licensed/registered premises other than dangerous goods and timber store
  • To advice on fire safety matters for registration of non-designed school premises & child care centres, licensing of food premises & places of public entertainment and issuance of Fire Services Certificates
  • To handle fire hazards complaint involving licensed/registered premises other than dangerous goods and timber store
Fire Protection Facilities Supervision Division
2/F, Centre Parc, 11 Sheung Yuet Road, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon
Tel: 2733 1567
  • Email: lcpolic2@hkfsd.gov.hk
  • Inspecting fire service installations in existing buildings
  • Handling complaints regarding building fire service installations
  • Monitoring the professional standards of registered fire service installation contractors
  • Taking law enforcement action where necessary
  • Approving portable fire fighting equipment for local use
  • Answering enquiries from the public, Authorized Persons, E&M consultants, fire service installation contractors and other government departments with respect to the technical aspects of fire service installations
Fire Protection Engineering Compliance Division

One-stop Coordination Office for New Fire Protection Facilities Acceptance (OFFA)
2/F, Centre Parc, 11 Sheung Yuet Road, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon
Tel: 3961 5000
  • Email: offa@hkfsd.gov.hk
  • Carrying out acceptance test of fire service installation & equipment in new buildings
  • Answering enquiries from the public, Authorized Persons, E&M consultants, Fire Service Installations contractors and other government departments with respect to the engineering aspects of fire service installations
  • Monitoring the professional standards of registered fire service installation contractors

Ventilating Systems Group
35/F, Revenue Tower, 5 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Tel: 2718 7567
  • Email: fsvs@hkfsd.gov.hk
  • Overseeing fire safety in ventilation system of buildings and licensed premises
  • Ensuring the proper maintenance of ventilation system
  • Giving advice on the registration of ventilation contractors
  • Evaluating fire safety equipment & construction materials for ventilation system
Dangerous Goods Control Division
4/F, Fire Services Department Kwai Chung Office Building 86 Hing Shing Road, Kwai Chung, New Territories
Tel: 2417 5767 / 2417 5757 (Dangerous Goods)
  • Email: hkfsd_dg_enq@hkfsd.gov.hk
  • Handling the licence application for the manufacture, storage and use of dangerous goods 
  • Handling the application for the approval of tank for containing Class 3A dangerous goods
  • Formulating and enforcing the fire safety requirements for dangerous goods licensed stores and factories
Dangerous Goods Legislation Division
5/F, South Wing, Fire Services Headquarters Building, 1 Hong Chong Road, Kowloon
Tel:  2733 7619
  • Email: hkfsd_dg_enq@hkfsd.gov.hk
  • To coordinate the legislative amendment exercise of the Dangerous Goods Ordinance and its subsidiary legislation
  • To formulate and review the fire protection policy for dangerous goods and timber store
  • To promulgate and update the Code of Practice and relevant Guidelines related to Dangerous Goods Ordinance
  • To formulate and implement the policy and measures for the control of dangerous goods in Hong Kong
  • To be responsible for legal & prosecution matters
Dangerous Goods Enforcement Division
Address: 2/F, Tsim Sha Tsui Fire Station Complex, 333 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon
Tel: 3850 8487
  • Email:  hkfsd_dg_enq@hkfsd.gov.hk
  • Handling fire protection related offences with imminent danger
  • Handling the licence application for dangerous goods vehicles, Class 9A dangerous goods and timber stores
  • Handling the application for the approval of pressure receptacles
  • Managing the registration of approved person under Dangerous Goods Ordinance
Administration Group
5/F, South Wing, Fire Services Headquarters Building, 1 Hong Chong Road, Kowloon.
Tel : 2733 7617
  • Email: lcpolic2@hkfsd.gov.hk
  • Administrative matters, clerical and secretarial support of the Command
  • Registration of fire service installation contractors