Hong Kong Toys and Children's Products Safety Ordinance (Amendment of Schedule 2) Notice 2023 Gazetted

2023-03-20

On 17 February 2023, the Hong Kong Government published in the Gazette the Toys and Children's Products Safety Ordinance (Amendment of Schedule 2) Notice 2023. The Notice seeks to update the safety standards for four classes of children's products listed in Schedule 2 (Schedule 2 products) under the Toys and Children's Products Safety Ordinance (Cap. 424).

The four classes of Schedule 2 products are "bunk beds for domestic use", "child safety barriers for domestic use", "children's high chairs and multi-purpose high chairs for domestic use" and "wheeled child conveyances".

Significance:
The Ordinance stipulates that a person must not manufacture, import or supply a Schedule 2 product unless it complies with all the applicable requirements contained in at least one set of the safety standards specified in Schedule 2. These standards are international standards or standards adopted by major economies.

Changes:

#	Product	New Standard	Current Standard
1	Bunk beds for domestic use	ASTM F1427-21e1	ASTM F1427-21
2	Child safety barriers for domestic use	ASTM F1004-21	ASTM F1004-19
3	Children’s highchairs and multi-purpose highchairs for domestic use	ASTM F404-21	ASTM F404-20
4	Wheeled child conveyances	ASTM F833-21	ASTM F833-19