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I confirm that, in such circumstances, the Director will include in his notice of seizure the right of the person concerned to appeal against the seizure, through setting out in the notice the terms of sections 43(1) and (2) of the Ordinance, which provide for appeals to an appeal board.

In addition to these points, as mentioned by Mrs Chow, it was agreed in the Bills Committee that the proposed Electrical Products (Safety) Regulation should be amended in several respects before it is referred back to the Executive Council to be made.

Firstly, section 3(2) of the Regulation, which sets out the circumstances under which the Regulation does not apply to an electrical product, will be amended to state that the Regulation does not apply to an electrical product which is supplied in a place other than Hong Kong under a sale agreement entered into in Hong Kong.

Secondly, section 6 of the Regulation, which sets out the safety requirements for particular types of electrical products, will be amended to the effect that an electrical product which is designed solely for use at a voltage of less than 200 volts should carry a label warning of the possibility of injury to people or damage to property if the product is connected directly to the electrical supply system in Hong Kong.

Thirdly, section 11 of the Regulation, which sets out certain powers of the Director of Electrical and Mechanical Services, will be amended so that when the supplier of an electrical product that does not comply with the safety requirements is required by the Director to refund the purchasers any sum paid for the product, the refund is subject to a condition that a receipt for the product is surrendered to the supplier.

Fourthly, certain minor drafting improvements to Schedule 1 of the proposed Regulation have also been agreed.

As mentioned by Mrs Chow, the Bills Committee was also concerned about the availability locally of certification bodies to provide the certificates of safety compliance required under the proposed Regulation for products subject to specific safety requirements, such as plugs, adaptors and lampholders.

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