Hong Kong Amends Toys and Children’s Products Safety Ordinance Schedules 1 and 2
On 14 February 2025, the Hong Kong Government published in the Gazette the “Toys and Children’s Products Safety Ordinance (Amendment of Schedules 1 and 2) Notice 2025”, which updates certain safety standards for toys and children’s products, after public consultation without objections in principle.
Since the specified standards for toys and for seven classes of Schedule 2 products have been updated or amended by the standardisation bodies concerned, an overall update is needed in the Ordinance to reflect such changes.
Updated Standards
The table in Annex B of the Notice summarises the major changes introduced by the latest standards as follows:
|
Product |
Existing standard |
Updated standard |
|
Toys |
ASTM F963-17 |
ASTM F963-23 |
|
(Schedule 2) |
||
|
Babies’ dummies |
ASTM F963-17 |
ASTM F963-23 |
|
Baby walking frames |
BS EN 1273:2020 |
BS EN 1273:2020+A1:2023 |
|
Bottle teats |
BS EN 14350:2020 |
BS EN 14350:2020+A1:2023 |
|
Bunk beds for domestic use |
BS EN 747-1:2012+A1:2015 |
BS EN 747-1:2024 |
|
BS EN 747-2:2012+A1:2015 |
BS EN 747-2:2024 |
|
|
Carry cots and similar handled products and stands |
BS EN 1466:2014 |
BS EN 1466:2023 |
|
Children’s paints |
ASTM F963-17 |
ASTM F963-23 |
|
AS/NZS ISO 8124.3:2021 |
AS/NZS ISO 8124.3:2021 (incorporating Amendment 1:2023) |
|
|
Wheeled child conveyances |
BS EN 1888-2:2018 |
BS EN 1888-2:2018+A1:2022 |
Effective Date
01 August 2025
References
https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr2025/english/brief/cedbcr0808183_20250212-e.pdf
