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Hong Kong Environmental Protection Department: Proposal to Control Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) in Fountain Solutions and Printing Machine Cleansing Agents
Issued dateˇG01/06/2017
SourceˇGHong Kong Environmental Protection Department
Last year, Hong Kong Environmental Protection Department consulted the stakeholders including the trade, the Panel on Environmental Affairs of the Legislative Council and the Advisory Council on the Environment on a proposal to control volatile organic compounds (VOC) in fountain solutions and printing machine cleansing agents by amending the Air Pollution Control (VOC) Regulation (Cap. 311W) (the Regulation). With their support, Hong Kong Environmental Protection Department has started the legislative process for amending the Regulation and aim at implementing it from 1 January 2018. If you are an importer or a local manufacturer of fountain solutions or printing machine cleansing agents, please make necessary preparation for the compliance of the forthcoming controls.


The proposal seeks to prohibit the import and local manufacture of fountain solutions and printing machine cleansing agents with VOC contents exceeding 80 grams per litre (g/l) and 500 g/l respectively. For full details of the proposal, please visit the following information:

 

 
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