November 2016

Welcome

to our “e-REW Express”. Electrical safety of hawker stalls has drawn

public attention in recent years. In view of the increasing installation

work for hawker stalls, we will address the supply requirements and common departures of weather-

proof enclosure for hawker stalls in this issue of “e-REW Express”.

We hope you will find the information useful and handy. If you have any suggestion, please send an

email to us at mail@hkelectric.com or contact our Customer Installation Section at 2887 3455 so that we

can further improve our service.

Supply Requirements and Common Departures of

Customer Installations for Hawker Stalls

Requirements of Mild Steel Weather-proof Enclosure for

Single Phase Supply to Hawker Stall

The customer should build the enclosure by the following instructions:

1. The enclosure should be supplied and mounted at the hawker stall by the customer. It is also owned

and maintained by the customer.

2. The earthing installation of the enclosure is installed by the customer.

3. The cables between HK Electric service cutout and main switch must not exceed 3 metres.

4. The customer must gain the approval from HK Electric before making new design / arrangement of

the enclosure for the hawker stall.

5. Double-lock arrangement should be provided if the enclosure is locked-up by customer. The

diameter of locking hole shall not be less than 14mm.

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6. The enclosure should be installed at the hawker stall by the customer according to the attached

diagrams (option 1 or 2).

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7. The size of the enclosure is shown below.

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8. Customer may slightly enlarge the enclosure size to suit the different type of customer’s main

switch.

9. Two insert plates as shown below should be provided to facilitate cable installation by HK Electric.

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Common Departures

1. The space for HK Electric’s cutout and main installation is occupied by customer’s main switch.

2. No cable duct or cable ducts not up to HK Electric’s requirement.

Insufficient space for HK Electric’s equipment Sufficient space for HK Electric’s equipment

No cable duct Cable duct not straight

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Cable duct not up to bottom of enclosure

No yellow / black stripes

Cable duct not down

to pavement

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3. No Insertion Plates

4. No double lock arrangement is provided.

No insertion plates, only two holes Two insertion plates