To : All HAFFA Members

Ref : HAFFA News 19 (2012-2013)

Date : 29 August 2012

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HONG KONG FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT (HKFSD)

¡P Presentation Slides and FAQs: Briefing Session on Dangerous Goods (Application & Exemption) Regulation in April 2012

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Members may be aware that the Government have published the Dangerous Goods (Application and Exemption) Regulation [DG(A&E)R] 2012 and the Dangerous Goods (Shipping) Regulation (DG(S)R) 2012 in the gazette on 27 April 2012 to improve the regulatory framework for dangerous goods and bring them in line with commonly adopted international standards.

According to the DG(A&E)R 2012, the dangerous goods under control on land will expand from about 1,100 to about 2,300 types and largely adopt the classification system of the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code. Besides, the Government also update the maximum quantity of a type of dangerous goods to which licensing control will not apply in the light of today¡¦s safety standards and technologies. A certain quantity of dangerous goods in consumer pack will also be exempted.

The two amendment regulations have been introduced into the LegCo on 02 May 2 2012. They will come into operation on a day to be appointed by the Secretary for Security by notice in the Gazette. Details of the arrangements will be announced to the public in due course.

The HKFSD conducted a number of public briefings on the classification system of dangerous goods and exemptions under the amendment regulation in early 2012. Both English and Chinese versions of the presentation slides and FAQs are now available at the HKFSD¡¦s website:

Presentation slides:

English version: http://www.hkfsd.gov.hk/eng/source/lc_ppt_eng.pdf

Chinese version: http://www.hkfsd.gov.hk/chi/source/lc_ppt_chi.pdf

FAQs:

English version: http://www.hkfsd.gov.hk/eng/source/lc_qa_eng.pdf

Chinese version: http://www.hkfsd.gov.hk/chi/source/lc_qa_chi.pdf

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