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  • Licensing Division
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  • Fire Service Installations Division
  • Ventilation Division
  • Administration Group
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 Policy Division mainly deals with the formulation of guidelines on fire protection matters and handles legal & prosecution matters.

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 Dangerous Goods Division is responsible for controlling the use, store, manufacture and conveyance of dangerous goods. It handles the licensing of dangerous goods manufacturing, dangerous goods stores and dangerous goods vehicles. It also handles the licensing of timber stores.
The Licensing Division i.e. Hong Kong and Kowloon West Licensing Office, and New Territories and Kowloon East Licensing Office is responsible for formulating and certifying the fire safety provisions of licensed / registered premises and carrying out complaint inspections for fire hazard abatement and prosecution action.

The Fire Service Installations Task Force 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 Task Force 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 Service Installations Division is responsible for inspecting and approving fire service installations in buildings and monitoring the professional standards of registered fire service installation contractors.

The Ventilation Division 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.

 

Policy Division
5/F, South Wing, Fire Services Headquarters Building, 1 Hong Chong Road, Kowloon.
Tel:  2733 7619
  • email: lcpolic2@hkfsd.gov.hk
  • to formulate and review the fire protection policy for licensed/registered premises other than dangerous goods and timber store.
  • legal & prosecution matters
  • approval of portable fire fighting equipment for local use
  • advice on fire safety matters
Dangerous Goods Division
4/F, Fire Services Department Kwai Chung Office Building 86 Hing Shing Road, Kwai Chung, New Territories
Tel:  2417 5767 (Dangerous Goods Vehicle) / 2417 5768 (Dangerous Goods)
  • email: fsdgd@hkfsd.gov.hk
  • licensing of use, manufacture & storage of dangerous goods other than explosive and LPG
  • licensing of timber stores
  • authorising vehicles for conveyance of dangerous goods
  • complaint inspections on dangerous goods and timber store matters
  • advice on fire safety matters
Dangerous Goods Legislation Division
5/F, South Wing, Fire Services Headquarters Building, 1 Hong Chong Road, Kowloon
Tel:  2733 7619
  • email: lcpolic2@hkfsd.gov.hk
  • coordinating the legislative amendment exercise of the Dangerous Goods Ordinance and its subsidiary legislation.
  • formulating and the fire protection policy for dangerous goods and timber store.
  • approval of gas cylinders for local use and Registration of Approved Person under Dangerous Goods Ordinance.
  • management of forfeited dangerous goods.
Licensing Division

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

 

  • advice on registration of non-designed school premises & child care centres, licensing of food premises & places of public entertainment and issuance of Fire Services Certificates
  • handle fire hazards complaint involving licensed premises other than dangerous goods and timber store
  • abatement of fire hazards
  • give advice on fire safety matters concerning licensed premises other than dangerous goods and timber store
Fire Service Installations Task Force
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
  • 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 Service Installations Division
2/F, Centre Parc, 11 Sheung Yuet Road, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon
Tel: 3961 5217
  • email: lcpolic2@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
Ventilation Division
3/F, Fire Services Department Kwai Chung Office Building, No. 86 Hing Shing Road, Kwai Chung, New Territories.
Tel:  2718 7567
  • email: fsvent@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
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