Fact · legal · 1992-11-06
Toy and Children’s Products Safety Ordinance made
《玩具及兒童產品安全條例》頒布
Figure and reference date
6 November 1992
1992 年 11 月 6 日
Notes and definition
The Hong Kong Chronicles record the ordinance made that day, requiring toys sold or used in Hong Kong to meet international standards, and describe it as Hong Kong’s first law aimed specifically at toy safety (now Chapter 424, Toy and Children’s Products Safety Ordinance).
Other figures in this group (legal)
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| Item / 項目 | Figure / 數字 | As of / 時點 | Source / 來源 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basis of the legal system 法律制度基礎 | Common law supplemented by statute; constitutional framework is the Basic Law 普通法輔以成文法；憲制框架為《基本法》 The legal system is distinct from that of the mainland of China. Current legislation is on the electronic Hong Kong e-Legislation site. | 1997-07-01 | The legal system of Hong Kong |
| Judicial independence 司法獨立 | The Judiciary is wholly independent of the executive and the legislature 司法機關完全獨立於行政和立法機關 | 1997-07-01 | The legal system of Hong Kong |
| Hong Kong does not recognise a standalone "image right" 香港唔設獨立「肖像權」 | Hong Kong has no standalone statutory "right to one’s own image". Unauthorised use of a person’s image is addressed mainly under the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Cap. 486) and its data-protection principles, plus passing-off, trade-mark infringement or defamation. 香港並無獨立嘅「肖像權／人格權」成文法；未經授權使用他人影像，主要受《個人資料（私隱）條例》(第 486 章) 保障資料原則，以及誤導性過失、商標侵權或誹謗等普通法／法例規管 An identifiable photograph of a living individual can be personal data; using it for a new purpose without consent may breach Data Protection Principle 3, and the Privacy Commissioner may issue an enforcement notice. | 2026-10-10 | PCPD: key facts and history |
| Number of magistrates courts 香港裁判法院數目 | 7 courts 7 所 Judiciary factsheet: 7 magistrates courts at Eastern, Kowloon City, Kwun Tong, Tsuen Wan, Sha Tin, Fanling and Tuen Mun. | 2026 | Judiciary Fact Sheet |
| Total court caseload (2024) 各級法院整體案件量（2024） | Approx. 552,000 cases 約 552,000 宗 LegCo paper: 2024 total caseload approx. 552,000, about 9% above the 2019-2023 five-year average. | 2024 | LegCo: caseload statistics (2021-2025) |
Other figures from the same official source
These figures come from the same registered document: “Hong Kong Chronicles: Overview and Chronology (c. 5000 BC–2017, over 6,500 events)” (Hong Kong Chronicles Institute). Being in one document does not make them additive.
| Item / 項目 | Figure / 數字 | As of / 時點 | Source / 來源 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong Cotton Spinning, Weaving and Dyeing Company founded 香港棉紡織染公司成立 | 1898 1898 年 The Hong Kong Chronicles record that Jardine Matheson founded the Hong Kong Cotton Spinning, Weaving and Dyeing Company in 1898, with works in Causeway Bay spinning and dyeing cloth on 50,000 spindles. | 1898 | Hong Kong Chronicles: Overview and Chronology (c. 5000 BC–2017, over 6,500 events) |
| Workers in the textile industry 紡織業工人數目 | 6,151 (1938) 6 151 人（1938 年） The Hong Kong Chronicles record 6,151 textile workers in Hong Kong in 1938 — 4,554 women and 1,597 men. | 1938 | Hong Kong Chronicles: Overview and Chronology (c. 5000 BC–2017, over 6,500 events) |
| Textiles as a share of manufacturing employment 紡織業佔製造業僱用人數 | 33.7% (1953) 33.7%（1953 年） The Hong Kong Chronicles record textiles at 33.7% of manufacturing employment in 1953, with fabricated metal products at 16.8%. That structure is not directly comparable with today’s manufacturing employment figures — the statistical scope and classifications differ. | 1953 | Hong Kong Chronicles: Overview and Chronology (c. 5000 BC–2017, over 6,500 events) |
| Hong Kong Garment Manufacturers Association established 香港製衣業總商會成立 | 28 September 1964 1964 年 9 月 28 日 The Hong Kong Chronicles record that the Hong Kong Garment Manufacturers Association completed its registration on 28 September 1964. | 1964-09-28 | Hong Kong Chronicles: Overview and Chronology (c. 5000 BC–2017, over 6,500 events) |
| First metal toy maker in Hong Kong 香港首間金屬兒童玩具企業 | from 1931 1931 年起 The Hong Kong Chronicles record that Shanghai’s Kangyuan Can Factory set up a Hong Kong subsidiary in 1931 to make metal cans and boxes, which became the first local firm to produce metal children’s toys (p. 225). This is a narrative starting point, not an official output or export statistic. | 1931 | Hong Kong Chronicles: Overview and Chronology (c. 5000 BC–2017, over 6,500 events) |
| Quarry permits issued 石礦場許可證數目 | 114 (1844–1907) 114 個（1844 至 1907 年） The Hong Kong Chronicles record 114 quarry permits issued in Hong Kong between 1844 and 1907. | 1907 | Hong Kong Chronicles: Overview and Chronology (c. 5000 BC–2017, over 6,500 events) |
| Quarries in Kowloon 九龍石礦場數目 | 81 (1871) 81 處（1871 年） The Hong Kong Chronicles record 81 quarries in Kowloon in 1871, which drew Hakka quarry workers to settle there. | 1871 | Hong Kong Chronicles: Overview and Chronology (c. 5000 BC–2017, over 6,500 events) |
| Ma On Shan iron mining 馬鞍山鐵礦開採 | from 1906, for nearly seventy years 1906 年起，持續近七十年 The Hong Kong Chronicles record that Ma On Shan’s iron mine was worked from 1906 for nearly seventy years, mostly by open-cast methods before 1959. A 1908 survey report estimated about 5 million tonnes of magnetite, while Tegengren estimated about 910,000 tonnes in 1923 — two reserve estimates made at different times by different methods, not interchangeable. | 1906 | Hong Kong Chronicles: Overview and Chronology (c. 5000 BC–2017, over 6,500 events) |
8 more figures come from the same document; see Legal system.
How to cite this figure
Hong Kong Story, “Toy and Children’s Products Safety Ordinance made”, https://hongkongstory.org/en/facts/toy-safety-ordinance-1992, data as at 1992-11-06 (retrieved ＿).
中文：香港紀事館，〈《玩具及兒童產品安全條例》頒布〉，https://hongkongstory.org/facts/toy-safety-ordinance-1992，資料時點 1992-11-06（查閱日期 ＿）。
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Registered source
Hong Kong Chronicles: Overview and Chronology (c. 5000 BC–2017, over 6,500 events)
Hong Kong Chronicles Institute
Official document dated 2020; last checked by this site 2026-09-13.
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