. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/HKG/20 
26 August 2004 
 (04-3571) 
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:    
Energy Efficiency Office, Electrical and Mech anical Services 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 [    ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [ X], 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):    
Computers (HS codes 8471 3010, 8471 5000) 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:   The Hong Kong 
Voluntary Energy Efficiency Labelling Scheme for Computers (26 pages including annexes 
in English) 
6. Description of content:   Hong Kong, China will introduce a voluntary energy efficiency 
labelling scheme for computers.  The participating manufacturers or agents or retailers will affix energy labels in a specified format onto their registered applian ces to signify that the 
appliances have met certain energy efficiency  and performance requirements in accordance 
with the document “The Hong Kong Voluntary Energy Efficiency Labelling Scheme for 
Computers”. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
To promote awareness of energy efficiency among consumers. 
8. Relevant documents:   Nil 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }31 December 2004 
10. Final date for comments:   1 November 2004 G/TBT/N/HKG/20 
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11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:        
Energy Efficiency Office 
Electrical and Mechanical Services Department  The Government of Hong Kong Sp ecial Administrative Region 
11/F, 111 Leighton Road 
Causeway Bay Hong Kong   Tel. No:  (852) 2881 5236 
Fax. No.: (852) 2890 6081 
E-mail:  swlo@emsd.gov.hk  
 