. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/HKG/28 
24 November 2006 
 (06-5682) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   HONG KONG, CHINA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:    
Transport Department,  
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:         
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:         
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):    
Speedometer & speed display device for Motor Vehicles  Head Code (HS:  Code  870899) 
Motor vehicles  (HS:  Code 8703 and 8704). 
5. Title, number of pages and lang uage(s) of the notified document:    
(a) Proposed legislative amendment on the accur acy of speedometer on new motor vehicles 
and;  
(b)  Proposed new regulation on provision of speed display device on public light bus. 
6. Description of content:    
(a)   To amend the current accuracy requireme nt of speedometer on motor vehicles in the 
Road Traffic (Construction a nd Maintenance of Vehicles) Regulations (Cap 374 sub 
leg. A).  The accepted standards will be  those of ECE Regulations 39 or their 
equivalents.  Suppliers of speedometer or  motor vehicles will need to demonstrate 
compliance with the requirements on vehicles registered starting mid 2007.   
(b)  To add a requirement on provision of  a speed display device facing toward the 
passengers on the public light bus to the Road Traffic (Construction and Maintenance 
of Vehicles) Regulations (Cap 374 sub leg.  A).  The performance requirements are 
enclosed.  Suppliers of speed display de vice or vehicles will need to demonstrate 
compliance with the requirements on vehicles registered starting mid 2007. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the natu re of urgent problems where applicable:  
The regulations are aimed at 
(a) improving the accuracy of speedometer and  
(b)        monitoring speeding activities on public light bus. G/TBT/N/HKG/28 
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  8. Relevant documents:    
(a) Road Traffic (Construction and Maintenance of Vehicles) Regulations (Cap 374 sub 
leg. A) of the Laws of Hong Kong; 
(b) ECE Regulation No. 39 made by the Economic Commission for Europe. 
 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  early 2007  
Proposed date of entry into force:   mid 2007 
10. Final date for comments:   31 January 2007 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [   ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   
Transport Department 
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Room 3402, 34/F, 7 Gloucester Road Wanchai Hong Kong 
Tel:  (852) 2829 5467 
Fax:  (852) 2802 7533 E-mail:  hcyuen@td.gov.hk