TRADE DESCRIPTIONS (DEFINITION OF PLATINUM) REGULATIONS

TRADE DESCRIPTIONS (DEFINITION OF PLATINUM) REGULATIONS

TRADE DESCRIPTIONS (DEFINITION OF PLATINUM)
REGULATIONS

(Cap. 362, section 33)

[1 April 1989]

L.N. 97/98

Citation

1. These regulations may be cited as the Trade Descriptions (Definition of
Platinum) Regulations.

Interpretation

2. In these regulations

'fineness' means the number of parts by weight of platinum in 1000 parts by
weight of alloy;

',standard of fineness' means a standard of fineness specified in. the First
Schedule.

Definition of platinum

3. (1) The expression 'platinum' or the Chinese characters 'ffl-Ok' (Chuk Pak
Kam), when used in any trade or business other than for articles described in the
Second Schedule, means platinum or a platinum alloy having a standard of fineness
specified in the First Schedule.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3), the letters 'PT' and arabic numerals indicating the
fineness of platinum content or the Chinese characters '
when used in any trade or business, mean platinum or platinum alloy of a fineness
by weight of not less than the fineness specified by the marking.

(3) An article shall not be described as 'platinum' or '4platinurn alloy' if it is
of a fineness of less than 850 parts of platinum in 1 000 parts by weight of alloy.

(4) The solder used in an article described as 'platinum' or by the letters 'PT'
and arabic numerals indicating fineness of platinum content or the Chinese
characters ')9-nk' (Chuk Pak Kam) shall not be less than 95 per cent by weight of
gold, platinum, palladium or silver or a combination of 2 or more of them and shall
not be less than 50 per cent by weight of gold, platinum or palladium or a
combination of 2 or more of them.

(5) If an article with a surface treatment of platinum is marked with words
describing the treatment which include 'platinum', the other words in the
description shall be not less prominent than the word 'platinum'.





FIRST SCHEDULE [regs. 2 and 3(1)]

STANDARDS OF
FINENESS

The standards of fineness (that is the number of parts by weight of platinum in 1000 parts by

weight of alloy) are-
Standard Fineness, not less than
Chuk Pak Kam (ii~ a k) 990
PT 990 990
PT 950 950
PT 900 900
PT 850 850

SECOND SCHEDULE [reg. 3(1)]

ExEmPTED
ARTICLES

1. Any coin which is, or was formerly, current coin of Hong Kong or any other territory.

2. Any article which has been used, or is intended to be used, for medical, dental, veterinary,
scientific or industrial use.

3. Any article of platinum thread.

4. Any raw material (including any bar, plate, sheet, foil, wire, strip or tube) or bullion.

5. Any article or part of an article which is so small or thin as to render the marking of it
impracticable, and which is less than 2 grams in weight.

6. Any article manufactured more than 100 years ago, if this is so stated in writing on sate
or transfer.

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