Practice Guidelines for 
       Vehicle Maintenance Workshops 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
        
        
       車輛維修技術諮詢委員會 
       Vehicle Maintenance Technical Advisory Committee 
        
        
        
        
        
       July 2018 Version             
                                                                            
        Table of Contents   
        1  Introduction 
        2 Interpretation  
        3  Business Standards 
         
        3.1 General Principles   
        3.2 Before Servicing             
        3.3 During Servicing                       
        3.4 After Servicing 
         
        4    Operational Standards of Workshop 
         
        4.1 Housekeeping in Workshop  
        4.2 Handling of Potentially Dangerous Goods, Toxic Substances and Dangerous 
           Goods 
        4.3 Keeping of Equipment and Tools 
        4.4 Documentary Records 
        4.5 Staff Training   
        4.6 Employment of Registered Vehicle Mechanics and Competent Persons  
         
         
         
         
        Appendix A  Major Relevant Legislations and their Subsidiary Regulations 
        Appendix B  List of Recommended Equipment and Facilities for Vehicle Maintenance 
                  Workshops 
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          1.  Introduction 
               
          1.1    These guidelines are compiled for the reference of the local vehicle 
                 maintenance workshops. The workshops are encouraged to exercise 
                 self-regulation according to the guidelines to help enhance the service 
                 standards of the local vehicle maintenance trade. 
           
          1.2    These guidelines set out the basic criteria for the general operation and work 
                 practice of the maintenance workshops. Local vehicle maintenance workshops 
                 are still required to comply with all other relevant laws and regulations in force. 
           
           
          2.  Interpretation 
               
          In the guidelines:   
            Customer                       Refers to any person, including his agent, who has 
                                           accepted or enquired about the vehicle maintenance 
                                           services mentioned in these Guidelines.   
            Proprietor                     Refers to the owner of any vehicle maintenance 
                                           workshop. 
            Workshop-In-Charge             Refers to the proprietor of a vehicle maintenance 
                                           workshop or a person designated by him to take up 
                                           responsibilities for managing the workshop’s daily 
                                           operations. 
            Vehicle Maintenance            Refers to a workshop for conducting vehicle 
            Workshop                       maintenance service.  
            Registered Vehicle             Refers to any vehicle maintenance workshop which 
            Maintenance Workshop           has been verified by the Vehicle Maintenance 
                                           Registration Unit as satisfying the registration 
                                           requirements of the Voluntary Registration Scheme 
                                           for Vehicle Maintenance Workshops and included in 
                                           the register of vehicle maintenance workshops.   
                                           Note: A registered vehicle maintenance workshop must have a vehicle working bay 
                                           equipped with a fixed cover. The vehicle working bay must be large enough to 
                                           accommodate the vehicle under maintenance. For a heavy vehicle maintenance 
                                           workshop, the vehicle working bay must not be less than 50 m2. For a light vehicle 
                                           or private car maintenance workshop, the vehicle working bay must not be less than 
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                                           20 m , and not less than 10 m  for motorcycle maintenance workshop.   
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             Registered Vehicle               Refers to any vehicle mechanic who has been verified 
             Mechanic                         by the Vehicle Maintenance Registration Unit as 
                                              satisfying the registration requirements of the 
                                              Voluntary Registration Scheme for Vehicle Mechanics 
                                              and included in the register of vehicle mechanics.   
             Competent Person                 Refers to any person who is competent, by virtue of 
                                              his training and substantial practical experience, to 
                                              carry out repair and maintenance work of LPG 
                                              vehicles involving repair, maintenance or replacement 
                                              of the LPG fuel system or associated components 
                                              (including the vaporiser, LPG fuel pipe, pressure 
                                              regulator, mixer), and replacement of LPG fuel tank 
                                              (i.e. Competent Persons (Class 6) who have 
                                              completed the LPG Vehicle Servicing Programme of 
                                              the Vocational Training Council and received relevant 
                                              on-the-job training).  
             LPG Vehicles                     Vehicles fuelled by LPG.   
                                               
             Maintenance Services             Refers to one or more of the following activities 
                                              carried out on a vehicle or its parts, systems or body, 
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                                              but excluding emergency repair services.  
                                               
             (a)   Checking or assessing the vehicle’s                    (i)  Body repair; 
                   condition, emission or performance;                    (j)  Body making; 
             (b)  Fault diagnosis/inspection;                             (k)  Body painting; 
             (c)   Repair;                                                (l)  (deleted)   
             (d)  Disassembling or Assembling;                            (m)  Testing and Certification; 
             (e)   Repair or maintenance;                                 (n)  Calibration; 
             (f)   Replacement/Installation;                              (o)  (deleted)  
             (g)  Adjustment;                                             (p)  Advising on any 
             (h)  Alteration;                                                  mechanical, electrical 
                                                                               or body repair services 
                                                                               as listed above. 
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                   
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              "Emergency Repair” means an “emergency rescue”. It refers to the technical procedures required to be done for a vehicle on the roadway due to 
            an unexpected accident or incident so as to resume the basic operation of the vehicle (including safety and legal requirements) or have it removed 
            from the roadway within the shortest period of time. Possible scenarios include: (a) the battery of the vehicle is running out of electricity so outside 
            source of supply is required to help rotate and start the engine, and have the battery replaced if necessary; (b) the tyre, windscreen, wiper or number 
            plate is damaged or seriously worn, requiring replacement and/or rectification; (c) work must be carried out to release the air-brake system from 
            deadlocking caused by damage; or (d) the engine must be adjusted to the “safety mode” due to improper functioning so as to get the vehicle off 
            the roadway.   
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