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Creation of a Class Licence for Regulating the Use of and Trade in 6 GHz Devices for Wireless Local Area Network and Variation to the Class Licence for Provision of Public Wireless Local Area Network Services |
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| Closing Date of Consultation : | 24 December 2021 |
| Bureau / Department : | Office of the Communications Authority |
| Consultation Result(s) : |
Statement of the Communications Authority - Creation of a Class Licence for Regulating the Use of and Trade in 6 GHz Devices for Wireless Local Area Network and Variation to the Class Licence for Provision of Public Wireless Local Area Network Services (https://www.coms-auth.hk/filemanager/statement/en/upload/591/ca_statement_6GHzDevices.pdf) |
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Proposed updates to safety standards for toys and children’s products |
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| Closing Date of Consultation : | 31 December 2021 |
| Bureau / Department : | Commerce and Economic Development Bureau |
| Brief Description : | The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region plans to update Schedules 1 and 2 to the Toys and Children’s Products Safety Ordinance (Cap. 424) (“the Ordinance”) to implement up-to-date safety standards promulgated by the relevant standards institutions for toys and children’s products listed in Schedule 2 to the Ordinance (“Schedule 2 products”). |
| Consultation Document(s) : | Information Notes Annex |
| Consultation Result(s) : |
Legislative Council Paper for the House Committee Meeting on 25 February 2022 : 《Toys and Children’s Products Safety Ordinance (Amendment of Schedules 1 and 2) Notice 2022》(L.N.20) |
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Consultation on amendments to the limits for harmful residues in Chinese herbal medicines and related measures for implementation in Hong Kong |
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| Closing Date of Consultation : | 30 September 2021 |
| Bureau / Department : | Department of Health |
| Brief Description : | To seek views from members of Chinese medicine trade and public on the proposed limits for harmful residues in Chinese herbal medicines and related measures for implementation. |
| Consultation Document(s) : | Consultation paper |
| Consultation result(s) : |
The Department of Health provides professional and administrative support to the Chinese Medicine Council of Hong Kong (CMCHK). Views/comments received had been passed to the Chinese Medicines Board under the CMCHK for consideration. After extensive consultation and considering opinions from the Chinese medicines sector, the testing sector and the Chinese medicine academia, the Chinese Medicines Board issued a letter on 16 December 2021 to all licensed wholesalers of Chinese herbal medicines, retailers of Chinese herbal medicines and manufacturers of proprietary Chinese medicines to promulgate the related amendments and implementation measures (letter only available in Chinese version):- |
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Mandatory Energy Efficiency Labelling Scheme (MEELS) – Fourth Phase |
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| Closing Date of Consultation : | 31 May 2021 |
| Bureau / Department : | Electrical and Mechanical Services Department |
| Brief Description : | Proposed products for inclusion under the Fourth Phase of the Mandatory Energy Efficiency Labelling Scheme |
| Consultation Document(s) : | Consultation paper |
| Consultation result(s) : | EMSD has collected views from the trade and the public. The consultation results indicated that the community in general supported the inclusion of three additional types of product, namely LED lamps, gas cookers and gas instantaneous water heaters, into the fourth phase of the MEELS. EMSD will consider and study the collected views. |
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Producer Responsibility Scheme (PRS) on Plastic Beverage Containers |
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| Closing Date of Consultation : | 21 May 2021 |
| Bureau / Department : | Environmental Protection Department |
| Brief Description : | To seek the public’s view on the introduction of PRS on plastic beverage containers, which aims to require the relevant stakeholders to share the eco-responsibilities in recovering and recycling plastic beverage containers. |
| Consultation Document(s) : | Consultation paper |
| Closing Date of Consultation : | 20 March 2021 |
| Bureau / Department : | Commerce and Economic Development Bureau |
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| Consultation result(s) : | Legislative Council House Committee and Subcommittee on Telecommunications (Registration of SIM Cards) Regulation were briefed on the views collected in the public consultation and the Government’s proposal to introduce the Real-name Registration Programme for SIM cards on 11 June and 29 June 2021 respectively. |
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Proposed Amendments to the Harmful Substances in Food Regulations (Cap. 132AF) |
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| Closing Date of Consultation : | 15 March 2021 |
| Bureau / Department : | Food and Health Bureau and the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department |
| Brief Description : | This consultation document sets out proposals to update and strengthen the regulatory control of harmful substances in food, namely three types of mycotoxins; five types of other substances in specified food groups (including edible fats and oils, condiments and formula products intended for infants); and partially hydrogenated oils, the main source of industrially-produced trans-fatty acids, with a view to safeguarding food safety in Hong Kong. |
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| Consultation result(s) : |
Legislative Council Panel on Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene Paper for Discussion on 20 April 2021: Result of Public Consultation on Strengthening Regulation of Harmful Substances in Food (LC Paper No. CB(2)972/20-21(03)) |
| Closing Date of Consultation : | 3 February 2021 |
| Bureau / Department : | Development Bureau and the Water Supplies Department |
| Brief Description : |
To enhance drinking water safety and water use efficiency through strengthening the regulation on the internal plumbing systems, the Development Bureau and the Water Supplies Department propose to amend the Waterworks Ordinance (Cap. 102), including the following major topics. 1. Regulation of Plumbing Works 2. Control of Plumbing Materials 3. Control of Drinking Water Dispensers and Fountains 4. Safeguarding Drinking Water Safety at Consumers’ Taps 5. Water Efficiency Labelling Scheme (WELS) 6. Maintenance and Rectification of Water Loss in Communal Part of Internal Plumbing System |
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