WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/HKG/14
13 March 2003
(03-1449)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   HONG KONG, CHINA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Office of Telecommunications Authority (OFTA), Government of
the Hong Kong Special Administrative Regional (HKSARG)          
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [    ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Walkie-talkie (HK HS
code 8525 2010)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Issue 1 of HKTA
1044 Performance Specification for Short-Range Portable Radio operating in the 409 MHz
Band (9 pages, in English)
6. Description of content:   The Specification defines the minimum performance requirement
for Short-Range Portable Radio operating in the band 409.7500- 409.9875 MHz.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
The Specification provides a technical basis for certification of the concerned type of radio
equipment for use in Hong Kong in accorda nce with the Hong Kong Telecommunications
Equipment Evaluation and Certification (HKTEC) Scheme.
8. Relevant documents:             Nil
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }As soon as possible
10. Final date for comments:   10 May 2003          
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:
(a) Download from http://www.ofta.gov.hk/standards/hktaspec/hkta1044.pdf
(b) Standards Section,
Office of the Telecommunications Authority,
29/F, Wu Chung House, 213 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Fax : +852 28385004, Tel: +852 29616718, Email : standards@ofta.gov.hk