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Trade Descriptions Section
About the
Section
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The Section provides analytical and advisory support to the Customs and Excise Department (C&ED) in the enforcement of legislation concerning consumer protection. Analytical services are provided to support their statutory functions under Trade Descriptions Ordinances (TDO), including service provision to support the various new and updated Orders/Regulations under the TDO so as to enable timely and effective service enforcement of the TDO. The service will cover analysis and authenticity tests on consumer products, in particular those related to valuable goods such as jewellery and seafood products where their authenticity is of public concern.
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Responsibilities
This Section helps to implement the following Ordinances of Hong Kong:
- Trade Descriptions Ordinance
- Trade Descriptions (Marking) (Gold and Gold Alloy) Order
- Trade Descriptions (Marking) (Platinum) Order
- Trade Descriptions (Provision of Information on Natural Fei Cui) Order
- Trade Descriptions (Provision of Information on Diamond) Order
Key Personnel
Senior Chemist: Mr. S K Tsui
(Tel. No.: 2762-3728 E-mail: sktsui@govtlab.gov.hk)
Quality
Assurance
About 20% of the tests conducted in the Section
are for QC purposes.
Key
Instruments
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The following instruments are used routinely
by the Section:
- Gas chromatographs with FID and MSD
- Fourier transform infrared – microscope
- CHN Analyzer
- Raman spectrometer with microscopic examination capabilities
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Targets
and Key Indicators
Key Performance Measures Relating to the Statutory
Testing
Targets
| Testing |
Targets |
2009
(Actual)
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2010
(Actual)
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2011
(Plan) |
| Non-pharmaceutical consumer goods (trade descriptions) within reporting time averaging 35 working days (%)* |
90 |
100 |
94 |
90 |
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| * |
Different samples require different analytical procedures, thus different reporting time applies. The quoted number of working days required represents an average of reporting time for the different types of samples / test requests within the category, while the target (in percentage) is the total compliance rate of the concerned samples / test requests within a particular category against their respective targets. |
Key Indicators
Key Indicators for Statutory Testing
| Tests Performed |
2009
(Actual) |
2010
(Actual) |
2011
(Estimate) |
| Non-pharmaceutical consumer goods (trade descriptions) |
7,429 |
6,313 |
5,000 |
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