The Government will publish the Dangerous Goods (Application and Exemption) Regulation 2012 (Amendment of Schedules) Notice 2025 and the Dangerous Goods (Control) Regulation (Amendment of Schedule 7) Notice 2025 (collectively referred to as the Notices) in the Gazette this Friday (July 11).

     A spokesperson for the Security Bureau said today (July 9), "The local dangerous goods (DG) regulatory regime was harmonised with international standards after the amended Dangerous Goods Ordinance and its subsidiary legislation took effect from March 31, 2022. Considering that the international standards for the classification and transportation of DG under the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG Code) are regularly updated, we will update the technical details of the relevant pieces of subsidiary legislation accordingly." The Secretary for Security has made the Notices to update the lists of DG and relevant technical details in Schedules 1, 2 and 3 to the Dangerous Goods (Application and Exemption) Regulation 2012 and Schedule 7 to the Dangerous Goods (Control) Regulation in accordance with the latest edition of the IMDG Code to keep pace with the latest international developments and facilitate the operations of the trades in Hong Kong.

     ​The Notices will be tabled at the Legislative Council for negative vetting on July 16. Subject to the completion of the legislative procedures, the Notices will come into effect on January 1, 2026, with certain amendments scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2027, to align with the mandatory implementation date specified in the IMDG Code.

Ends/Wednesday, July 9, 2025
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