Second round of enrolment for Corporate Games 2025 starts today
The first round of enrolment for the Corporate Games 2025, organised by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD), has ended. The response was overwhelming, and places for most events are full, while other events with remaining places will be open for the second round of enrolment starting today (January 22).
The biennial Corporate Games is a major multisport event for employees of private and public sector organisations. The Games will be held between March and September this year at various recreation and sports venues in Hong Kong. It comprises 11 competition events, namely athletics, badminton, basketball, distance run, futsal, snooker, table tennis, tennis, tenpin bowling, volleyball and 11-a-side soccer. All events are divided into two groups. Group A covers organisations and Government departments with 300 or more employees in Hong Kong, while Group B covers those with less than 300 employees in Hong Kong.
The first round of enrolment ended on January 9 this year. All places in the competitions in Group A are full. In Group B, there are remaining places in the events of athletics, badminton (men's singles), futsal, snooker (men's doubles), table tennis (men's singles), volleyball (men) and 11-a-side soccer. Interested organisations can download the enrolment form from the LCSD dedicated website of the Corporate Games 2025 (corporategames.lcsd.gov.hk/en/cg/2025/index.html) from today and return the completed form to the LCSD by post (Address: 2/F, Major Events Section, Leisure and Cultural Services Headquarters, 1-3 Pai Tau Street, Sha Tin) or by fax (2634 0786). The remaining places will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis until they are full or the final enrolment deadlines for the respective events.
For details of the Corporate Games 2025, please visit the LCSD dedicated websiteof the Corporate Games 2025, or call 2601 7673 for enquiries.
Employers, contractors and employees should be aware of electrical safety at work during rainstorms
As the rainstorm warning has been issued by the Hong Kong Observatory, the Labour Department (LD) reminds employers and contractors that they should adopt necessary work arrangements and take suitable safety measures to protect the safety of their employees when they are carrying out electrical work or handling electrical plant.
A spokesman for the LD said today (June 13) that employers and contractors should avoid assigning employees to carry out electrical work (such as electric arc welding work) or handle electrical plant at places affected by rainstorms, and should refer to the "Code of Practice in Times of Adverse Weather and 'Extreme Conditions'" and the "Guide on Safety at Work in times of Inclement Weather" issued by the LD.
Even if electrical work is carried out or electrical plant is handled at places not affected by a rainstorm, suitable safety measures must still be adopted to prevent an electric shock as the air would be more humid. Such measures include:
(i) Ensure that all live parts of an electrical installation are isolated from the power supply source and rendered dead, and the isolation from the power supply source must be maintained as long as electrical work is being carried out;
(ii) Before carrying out any electrical work or handling any electrical plant, cut off and lock out the power supply source, then test the circuit concerned to confirm that it is dead and display suitable warning notices, and issue a work permit thereafter;
(iii) Ensure that protective devices (such as suitable and adequate fuses and circuit breakers) for the electrical installations or electrical plant have been installed and maintained in good working order, and portable electric tools must be double-insulated or properly earthed;
(iv) Provide suitable personal protective equipment such as insulating gloves and insulating mats for employees; and
(v) If live electrical work is unavoidable, a comprehensive risk assessment should be conducted by a competent person and the appropriate safety precautions should be taken to remove or properly control the electrical hazards involved before such work can proceed.
In addition, employees should co-operate with the employer or contractor to follow the safety instructions and use the safety equipment provided.
The LD has published guidebooks and leaflets on electrical work safety. These safety publications are available free from divisional offices of the department or can be downloaded from its website (www.labour.gov.hk/eng/public/content2_8.htm).
Should there be any questions about occupational safety and health matters, please contact the Occupational Safety Officer of the LD at 2559 2297.
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