Hong Kong Regulations

TRADE DESCRIPTIONS (MARKING) (GOLD AND GOLD ALLOY) ORDER - PARAGRAPH 4

Articles to be marked

(Past version on 30/06/1997).

(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (3), every article of gold or gold alloy that is
supplied or offered for supply by any person in the course of trade or
business at retail level shall bear a mark- (L.N. 82 of 2008)

   (a)  in arabic numerals clearly indicating in carats, by number or by
        number and the letters "k", "c" or "ct" the fineness of the gold
        content in accordance with the standards of fineness specified in the
        First Schedule; or

   (b)  in arabic numerals clearly indicating in parts per thousand the
        fineness of the gold content; or

   (c)  consisting of the Chinese characters "足金". (L.N. 82 of 2008)

(2) Each number or character of the mark specified in sub-paragraph

(1) shall not be smaller than 0.5 mm2 in size.

(3) This paragraph shall not apply to any article specified in the Second
Schedule.