FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1993
BILL,
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TRADERS HAVE TO SUPPLY SAFE CONSUMER GOODS
*
THROUGH EFFECTIVE ENFORCEMENT OF THE
CONSUMER GOODS SAFETY
OF THE GOVERNMENT HOPES TO BE ABLE TO INSTIL A GREATER SENSE RESPONSIBILITY ON THE PART OF SUPPLIERS, MANUFACTURERS OR IMPORTERS TO SUPPLY SAFE CONSUMER GOODS.
DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR
THE 13TH
THE
HONG
KONG
THIS WAS STATED TODAY (FRIDAY) BY THE TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MRS REGINA IP, WHEN SHE WAS ADDRESSING
OF GATHERING ANNUAL ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND ASSOCIATION OF CERTIFICATION LABORATORIES LIMITED.
A
MRS IP SAID THE CONSUMER GOODS SAFETY BILL SOUGHT TO IMPOSE
CONSUMER STATUTORY DUTY ON MANUFACTURERS, IMPORTERS AND SUPPLIERS OF
LOCAL CONSUMPTION GOODS ΤΟ ENSURE THAT THE GOODS THEY SUPPLIED FOR WERE REASONABLY SAFE.
FOLLOWED THAT
SHE SAID THE PROPOSED SCHEME OF CONTROL MAINLY SET OUT IN THE TOYS AND CHILDREN'S PRODUCTs safety ORDINANCE.
CONSUMER
GOODS
SMALL
IN RECOGNITION OF THE WIDE RANGE OF "HOWEVER, AVAILABLE IN HONG KONG AND THE FACT THAT HONG KONG IS A VERY MARKET TO MOST MANUFACTURERS OF CONSUMER GOODS, WE DO NOT CONSIDER PRACTICABLE FOR HONG KONG TO PRESCRIBE SAFETY STANDARDS FOR EACH EVERY CLASS OF CONSUMER GOODS AVAILABLE FOR LOCAL CONSUMPTION.
IT
AND
THE UK REQUIREMENT,
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"WE DECIDED THEREFORE TO FOLLOW THE CONTROL REGIME IN CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT BY INTRODUCING A GENERAL SAFETY SHE SAID.
THE
PRESCRIBE EXTREME
IN ADDITION TO THE GENERAL SAFETY REQUIREMENT, SHE ADDED,
ΤΟ FOR
EMPOWERED SECRETARY
AND INDUSTRY WOULD BE TRADE STATUTORY SAFETY STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC CONSUMER GOODS AND IN CASES, TO PROHIBIT THE SUPPLY OF CERTAIN CONSUMER GOODS.
WELL-ESTABLISHED IN SUCH SITUATIONS, THE INTENTION IS TO ADOPT AND INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED SAFETY STANDARDS FOR LOCAL APPLICATION.
"THIS
POWER WILL
ONLY BE INVOKED
ON
WHEN
OCCASIONS
FALL OUTSIDE
RARE DANGEROUS CONSUMER GOODS ARE FOUND IN THE MARKET WHICH ANY SPECIFIC CONTROL SCHEMES AND REQUIRE CLEARLY STIPULATED SAFETY
FOR SPEEDY
OF THE STANDARDS
INNOCENT
CONSUMER, SHE SAID.
**
AND
EFFECTIVE
PROTECTION
ANOTHER IMPORTANT FEATURE OF THE CONSUMER GOODS SAFETY BILL
REASONABLY THAT THE SUPPLY, IMPORT AND MANUFACTURE OF GOODS WHICH ARE
SAFETY BELIEVED TO BE UNSAFE OR WHICH FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE GENERAL
PUNISHABLE REQUIREMENT OR ESTABLISHED REGULATIONS WILL BE AN OFFENCE BY FINES AND IMPRISONMENT, SHE SAID.
IS
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