Hong Kong Regulations

DUTIABLE COMMODITIES REGULATIONS - REGULATION 40

Machinery, etc.

(1) All machinery, apparatus, utensils, vessels or receptacles used in the
brewing or making, maturing or storing of beer shall be of a type, design or
capacity, as the case may be, approved by the Commissioner and shall, unless
he shall otherwise authorize, be so placed or fixed as to admit of the
contents being readily and accurately ascertained by gauge or measure and
shall not be altered in structure, shape, position or capacity, as the case
may be, without the consent in writing of the Commissioner.

(2) The name of every utensil, vessel or receptacle according to the purpose
for which it is intended shall be legibly painted, and kept so painted, upon
some conspicuous part of every utensil, vessel or receptacle used for the
brewing or making or maturing of beer and the normal full capacity thereof
shall be painted thereon in like manner. If more than one utensil, vessel or
receptacle is used for the same purpose, each shall be distinguished by a
serial number.

(3) All vessels or receptacles, other than bottles and cans, used for the
storage of beer shall have their normal full capacity clearly marked upon
them.

(4) All machinery, apparatus, utensils, vessels or receptacles of every kind
shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition to the satisfaction of the
Commissioner. (L.N. 294 of 1982)