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Hong Kong Publishes Toys and Children’s Products Safety Ordinance Notice 2021

Mar. 5 2021

The Government published in the Gazette the Toys and Children's Products Safety Ordinance (Amendment of Schedules 1 and 2) Notice 2021 on February 19, 2021. The Notice seeks to update the safety standards for toys and some children's products listed in the Schedule 2 (Schedule 2 products) under the Toys and Children's Products Safety Ordinance (Cap 424). 

The Notice will come into operation on October 1, 2021. 

The Ordinance stipulates that a person must not manufacture, import or supply a toy or Schedule 2 product unless it complies with all the applicable requirements contained in at least one set of the safety standards specified in Schedule 1 and 2 respectively to the Ordinance. These standards are international standards or standards adopted in major economies. 

Download Bulletin PDF to view table with details on products, current standards and proposed new standards. 

Additional Information:
https://www.gld.gov.hk/egazette/pdf/20212507/es22021250723.pdf 

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