Hong Kong Regulations

PLUGS AND ADAPTORS (SAFETY) - SECT 3

Application to plugs and adaptors

Caution: This is a past version. See the current version here.

(1) This Regulation applies to any plug or adaptor which is designed for
household use at a voltage of not less than 200V alternating current single
phase whether it is supplied as a loose part or fitted to an electrical
product.

(2) This Regulation does not apply to-

   (a)  a plug or adaptor under transhipment or in transit through Hong Kong
        or manufactured for export from Hong Kong; or

   (b)  a plug inside or forming an integral part of an electrical equipment
        which is so designed that the plug is not capable of being engaged
        with or disengaged from the socket without something first being done
        to the electrical equipment which requires the use of a tool; or

   (c)  a plug or adaptor specified in Schedule 1. (Enacted 1994)