PRODUCT ECO-RESPONSIBILITY ORDINANCE—
SCHEDULE 4
- (i) contains either unpackaged goods or more than one piece of goods; and
- (ii) is sealed before the goods are supplied to the retailer concerned.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a bag mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or a pack of bags mentioned in subsection (1)(b) if—
- (a) it is given free of charge or sold at a price together with another product as a single item of goods; or
- (b) a rebate or discount is offered to the purchaser of the bag or pack,
with the effect of directly offsetting the price or part of the price of the bag or pack, so that it is in effect given free of charge or sold at a net price of less than $5.00.
Levy on Plastic Shopping Bags
50 cents per plastic shopping bag
Prescribed Retailers to whom Part 3 of this Ordinance Applies
1. Meaning of prescribed retailers
(1) A person is a retailer prescribed for the purposes of section 19(1) of this Ordinance if he carries on a retail business at—
- (a) 5 or more qualified retail outlets in Hong Kong; or
- (b) at least one qualified retail outlet in Hong Kong that has a retail floor area of not less than 200 square metres.
(2) A retail outlet is a qualified retail outlet if the goods offered for sale in the outlet include all of the following categories of goods—
- (a) any food or drink;
- (b) any medicine or first-aid item; and
