Hong Kong Regulations

ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS (SAFETY) REGULATION - SECT 6

Safety requirements for particular types of electrical products

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

(1) Subject to subsection (2), all electrical products shall be class I or
class II products.

(2) The electrical products referred to in subsection (1) do not include
accessories and lighting fittings which do not receive power supply from a
mains socket.

(3) Subject to subsection (4), no person shall supply an electrical product
which is designed-

   (a)  to operate at a voltage of not less than 200V alternating current
        single phase;

   (b)  to operate at a maximum rated current of not more than 15A; and

   (c)  to be connected by means of a flexible cord and plug to a socket and
        is designed to be so connected directly without the use of a
        cable connector, unless the product is fitted with a plug of the
        correct rating which complies with the safety requirements.

(4) Subsection (3) does not apply to an electrical product which-

   (a)  is fitted with a plug of the correct rating and conforms to IEC
884-1: Plugs and Socket Outlets for Household and Similar Purposes ("IEC 884-1
plug"); and

   (b)  is fitted with an adaptor which-

        (i)    when connected to a mains socket in Hong Kong, provides a
               safety level equivalent to that of plugs that conform to the
               safety  requirements;

        (ii)   encloses the plug; and

        (iii)  can be removed only with the use of a tool.

(5) For a class I product, the equivalent safety level in subsection (4)
requires that the IEC 884-1 plug to be fitted to the electrical product shall
have a contact so that, when fitted to an adaptor referred to in that
subsection, a path for any earth fault current flowing from the
exposed conductive parts of the electrical product to the circuit 
protective conductors of the fixed electrical installation will be maintained.

(6) For an electrical product which is designed to receive power supply from a
mains socket without connecting through a flexible cord, the construction and
dimensions of the plug pins shall conform to BS 546 or BS 1363 Part 1.

(7) For an electrical product which is designed to receive power from a shaver
supply unit conforming to BS 3535 Part 1 without connecting through a
flexible cord, the construction and dimensions of the plug pins shall conform
to BS 4573 or EN 50075.

(8) An electrical product which is designed solely for use at a voltage of
less than 200V alternating current single phase shall carry a warning label as
specified in Schedule 3.