Hong Kong Regulations

TRADE DESCRIPTIONS (DEFINITION OF PLATINUM) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 3

Definition of platinum

(1) The expression "platinum" or the Chinese characters "足白金" (Chuk Pak
Kam), when used in any trade or business other than for articles described in
the Second Schedule, means platinum or a platinum alloy having a
standard of fineness specified in the First Schedule.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3), the letters "PT" and arabic numerals indicating
the fineness of platinum content or the Chinese characters "足白金 " (Chuk
Pak Kam), when used in any trade or business, mean platinum or platinum alloy
of a fineness by weight of not less than the fineness specified by the
marking.

(3) An article shall not be described as "platinum" or "platinum alloy" if it
is of a fineness of less than 850 parts of platinum in 1000 parts by weight of
alloy.

(4) The solder used in an article described as "platinum" or by the letters
"PT" and arabic numerals indicating fineness of platinum content or the
Chinese characters "足白金" (Chuk Pak Kam) shall not be less than 95 per
cent by weight of gold, platinum, palladium or silver or a combination of 2 or
more of them and shall not be less than 50 per cent by weight of gold,
platinum or palladium or a combination of 2 or more of them.

(5) If an article with a surface treatment of platinum is marked
with words describing the treatment which include "platinum", the other words
in the description shall be not less prominent than the word

"platinum". (Enacted 1988)

(1) The expression "platinum" or the Chinese characters "足白金" (Chuk Pak
Kam), when used in any trade or business other than for articles described in
the Second Schedule, means platinum or a platinum alloy having a
standard of fineness specified in the First Schedule.