The Government will publish the Dangerous Goods (Application and Exemption) Regulation 2012 (Amendment of Schedules 1 and 2) Notice 2024 (the Notice) in the Gazette this Friday (October 18).
 
      A spokesperson for the Security Bureau said today (October 16), "The local dangerous goods (DG) regulatory regime was harmonised with international standards after the amended Dangerous Goods Ordinance and its subsidiary legislation took effect from March 31, 2022. Considering that the international standards for the classification and transportation of DG under the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG Code) are regularly updated, we will update the technical details of the relevant piece of subsidiary legislation accordingly." The Secretary for Security has made the Notice to update the lists of DG and relevant technical details in Schedules 1 and 2 to the Dangerous Goods (Application and Exemption) Regulation 2012 in accordance with the latest edition of the IMDG Code, so as to align with the international standards and facilitate the operations of the trades in Hong Kong.
 
      The Notice will be tabled at the Legislative Council for negative vetting on October 23. Subject to the completion of the legislative procedures, the Notice will come into operation on January 1, 2025.

Ends/Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Issued at HKT 12:33

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