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FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 1988
REGULATIONS CONCERNING PLATINUM MARKING GAZETTED
THE TRADE DESCRIPTIONS (MARKING) (PLATINUM) ORDER 1988 AND THE TRADE DESCRIPTIONS (DEFINITION OF PLATINUM) REGULATIONS 1988 MADE RESPECTIVELY UNDER SECTION 4(1) AND SECTION 33 OF THE TRADE DESCRIPTIONS ORDINANCE WERE GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).
THEY WILL COME INTO OPERATION ON APRIL 1 NEXT YEAR. THE GRACE PERIOD WILL ALLOW THE TRADE TO DISPOSE OF EXISTING STOCK OR ΤΟ HAVE IT MARKED.
THE TRADE DESCRIPTIONS (MARKING) (PLATINUM) ORDER 1988 WHICH IS SIMILAR TO THE TRADE DESCRIPTIONS (MARKING) (GOLD AND GOLD ALLOY) ORDER, WILL PROHIBIT THE SUPPLY OF ANY ARTICLE AS PLATINUM IF IT 19 OF A FINENESS LESS THAN 850 PARTS OF PLATINUM 1N 1,000 PARTS BY WEIGHT OF ALLOY.
PLATINUM ARTICLES WILL BE REQUIRED TO BEAR A MARK THE FINENESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARDS SPECIFIED IN SCHEDULE.
INDICATING THE FIRST
TRADITIONALLY, THE CHINESE MARK "CHUK PAK KAM" HAS BEEN USED BY THE TRADE TO REPRESENT PURE PLATINUM AND HAS BEEN ACCEPTED AS SUCH BY CONSUMERS.
ACCORDINGLY "CHUK PAK KAM" WILL BE A MARK OF STIPULATED FINENESS, REPRESENTING NOT LESS THAN 990 PARTS BY WEIGHT OF PLATINUM IN 1,000 PARTS.
THE TRADE DESCRIPTIONS (MARKING) (PLATINUM) ORDER 1988 ALSO STIPULATES THAT THE MARKING OF ARTICLES OF DIFFERENT FINENESS SHOULD INDICATR EITHER THE FINENESS OF THE ARTICLE AS A WHOLE, OR THAT EACH PART SHOULD BE MARKED SEPARATELY.
IN THE CASE OF AN ARTICLE COMPRISING AND OTHER METAL, THE ORDER STIPULATES THAT SHOULD BE MARKED SEPARATELY AND
THE OTHER INVOICE OR RECEIPT.
PARTS MADE OF PLATINUM THE PARTS OF PLATINUM PARTS DESCRIBED IN THE
THE ORDER MAKES PROVISIONS FOR THE MINIMUM STANDARDS OF FINENESS OF THE SOLDER WHICH, FOR TECHNICAL REASONS, MAY BE LESS THAN THAT OF THE MAIN BODY OF THE ARTICLE.
THE ORDER REQUIRES A SUPPLIER TO GIVE HIS CUSTOMER A RECEIPT CONTAINING DETAILS OF THE TRANSACTION AND TO DISPLAY IN HIS PREMISES A NOTICE AS SPECIFIED IN THE THIRD SCHEDULE.
THE TRADE DESCRIPTIONS (MARKING) (PLATINUM) ORDER 1988 AND THE TRADE DESCRIPTIONS (DEFINITION OF PLATINUM) REGULATIONS 1988 STIPULATE THAT IN A MARKING INDICATION SURFACE TREATMENT OF PLATINUM, ANY WORD IN ADDITION TO THE WORD "PLATINUM" (THAT IS "PLATED"} SHOULD NOT BE LESS PROMINENT THAN THE WORD "PLATINUM".
UNDER THE ORDER AND THE REGULATIONS AN ARTICLE WITH A PLATINUM SURFACE CANNOT BE MARKED AS PLATINUM.
THE SECOND SCHEDULE OF THE ORDER THOSE EXEMPTED FROM THE DEFINITION REGULATIONS.
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EXEMPTS THE GAME ITEMS AS
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