Hong Kong Regulations

CONSUMER GOODS SAFETY REGULATION - SECT 2

Bilingual warning or caution for consumer goods

(1) Where consumer goods or their packages are marked with, or where any
labels affixed to or any documents enclosed in their packages contain, any
warning or caution with respect to their safe keeping, use, consumption or
disposal, such warning or caution shall be in both the English and the Chinese
languages.

(2) A warning or caution referred to in subsection (1) shall be legible and
shall be placed in a conspicuous position on-

   (a)  the consumer goods;

   (b)  any package of the consumer goods;

   (c)  a label securely affixed to the package; or

   (d)  a document enclosed in the package, as the case may require.

(3) A person who supplies consumer goods which do not comply with subsection
(1) or (2) commits an offence and shall be liable-

   (a)  on first conviction, to a fine at level 6 and to imprisonment for 1
        year; and

   (b)  on subsequent conviction, to a fine of $500000 and to imprisonment for
        2 years.