. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/HKG/33 
17 September 2009  
 (09-4387) 
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 governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD), The 
Government of the Hong Kong Specia l Administrative Region (HKSAR) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
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):  Room air conditioner, 
unitary air-conditioner and chiller (HK HS code: 84151000, 84158100 and 84158200), 
polyphase induction motor (HK HS code: 85015200 and 85015300), distribution transformer (HK HS code: 85042100, 85042200 and 85043400).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposed Mandatory 
Building Energy Code Scheme in Hong Kong, Chin a (3 pages, in English) and the draft Code 
of Practice for Energy Efficiency of Building Serv ices Installations in Buildings (82  pages, in 
English).  
6. Description of content:  The Government of the HKSAR is now preparing a proposal on the 
mandatory implementation of the building energy  code for introduction into the Legislative 
Council by end 2009.  The proposed scheme re quires buildings to co mply with minimum 
energy efficiency standards for the system de sign of the four key types of fixed building 
services installations, namely, lighting, air conditioning, elec trical and lift & escalator 
installations.  In designing air conditioning and electrical instal lations, the control on energy 
efficiency standards for three categories of bu ilding services equipment as stated in item 4 
above will be involved.  Registration of such individual equipment will not be required and 
there will not be any re striction on import and sale of such equipment in Hong Kong under 
the proposed scheme.  Monetary penalties w ill be imposed on developers, building owners, 
responsible persons or registered energy as sessors for non-compliance under the proposed 
scheme.  However, there will be no penalty provisions for manufactur ers or suppliers of 
equipment.  G/TBT/N/HKG/33 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  The 
objectives of the mandatory scheme are to:  
(a) improve energy efficiency in new and existing buildings in order to meet the challenge of 
climate change; and 
(b) raise the public awareness on environmenta l protection through energy efficient design of 
building services installations. 
8. Relevant documents:   -   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:      By end-2010 
  By end-2011 
10. Final date for comments:  9 November 2009 
11. Text available from: National enquiry po int [ X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addres ses, if available of the other body:    
Electrical and Mechanical Services Department 
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3 Kai Shing Street Kowloon Hong Kong 
Tel: (+852) 2808 3161 
Fax: (+852) 2890 6081 E-mail: mbec@emsd.gov.hk 
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