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The Government proposes adopting the latest safety standards promulgated by the relevant standards institutions for six types of childrenĄ¯s products designated under the Toys and ChildrenĄ¯s Products Safety Ordinance (Cap. 424).
The Toys and Children's Products Safety Ordinance stipulates that no person shall manufacture, import or supply any designated children's product unless it complies in all respects with the safety standards listed in the ordinance. The standards stipulated are mostly international standards or standards adopted in major economies. The Government keeps in view updates to the standards so as to apply the most up-to-date, operative versions to products supplied in Hong Kong.
Some of the safety standards stipulated for "baby walking frames", "child safety barriers for domestic use", "childrenĄ¯s cots for domestic use", "children's paints", "playpens for domestic use" and "wheeled child conveyances" have been updated. The Government proposes to adopt the latest safety standards for these products and is consulting the trade. Details of the proposal are available on the website of the Commerce, Industry and Tourism Branch of the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau (www.cedb.gov.hk/citb).
The public are welcome to send their views on the proposal in writing to the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau at Level 29, One Pacific Place, 88, Queensway, Hong Kong, or by email to tcpso_amend@cedb.gov.hk, by May 28, 2010.
Ends/Thursday, May 13, 2010
Issued at HKT 11:03
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