Tag: Pesticides
Hong Kong – Gazettal of Pesticides Ordinance (Amendment of Schedule 1) Notice 2023
Gazettal of Pesticides Ordinance (Amendment of Schedule 1) Notice 2023 ********************************************************************** The Pesticides Ordinance (Amendment of Schedule 1) Notice 2023 was published in the Gazette today (June 9). The Notice aims to amend Schedule 1 to the Pesticides Ordinance (Cap. 133), listing a type of pesticides called pentachlorophenol and its salts and esters (PCP), in order to give effect to the 2015 amendment to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants. The amendment will tighten the regulatory regime regarding PCP, thereby safeguarding public health and protecting the environment. The Government will table the Notice at the Legislative Council ... Read more