| Targeted audience | Hong Kong manufacturers and distributors, Hong Kong importers and their upstream providers |
| Products concerned | Oxo-degradable plastic products, certain disposable plastic products, certain hotel supplies |
| Key industries concerned with this insight | Food contact materials (FCM), packaging, hotel supplies |
| Application date | 22 April 2024 |
| Main content or requirements |
From 22 April 2024, Hong Kong will implement the ban on the manufacture, supply and display of all oxo-degradable plastic products, the ban on the supply and display of certain disposable plastic products, as well as the ban on the free provision of certain hotel supplies. Hong Kong manufacturers and distributors, as well as Hong Kong importers and their upstream suppliers, should check their product inventories, and stop placing banned plastic products on the market of Hong Kong SAR, China |
| Reference | https://www.legco.gov.hk/en/legco-business/council/bills.html?bill_key=10010&session=2023 https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr2024/english/brief/eeb20240103_20240103-e.pdf |
On 27 October 2023, Hong Kong published the Product Eco-responsibility (Amendment) Ordinance 2023 (Ord. No. 27 of 2023), amending the Product Eco-responsibility Ordinance, to prohibit oxo-degradable plastic products and certain disposable plastic products.
The restriction on products except disposable plastic tablecloth, multipack rings, plastic stemmed dental floss and ear-plug will be implemented on 22 April 2024, according to the Product Eco-Responsibility (Amendment) Ordinance 2023 (Commencement) Notice 2024.
The following are highlights of the regulations:
1. Products made of oxo-degradable plastic shall not be manufactured, supplied, or displayed.
2. The following disposable tableware shall not be supplied, displayed, or supplied at the time of providing dine-in, catering, or takeaway services:
(a) Straw, (b) Stirrer, (c) Cutlery, (d) Plate, (e) Cup, (f) Cup lid, (g) Food container, (h) Food container cover.
Note: The prohibition does not apply to a disposable straw made of non-EPS plastic supplied for medical reason etc.
3. The following disposable plastic products shall not be supplied or displayed:
4. The following disposable plastic products shall not be supplied without charge:
5. A tissue paper pack the packaging of which is made of plastic shall not be supplied without charge for promotion purposes.
6. The following plastic products may be supplied with charge at licensed hotels or licensed guesthouses:
(a) intended to be used for cleaning a person’s hair (such as a shampoo), (b) intended to be used as a hair conditioner, (c) intended to be used for cleaning a person’s body (such as a bath gel or shower gel), (d) intended to be used for moisturizing a person’s skin, (e) intended to be used for cleaning a person’s hands while washing the hands.
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