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  "schema": "hsimc.power-ready.cn-supply.hk-use.baseline.v0.1",
  "artifact": "HRI-HSIMC-POWER-READY-CN-SUPPLY-HK-USE-BASELINE-R1-HK-001",
  "date": "2026-10-12",
  "state": "SCOPE_BOUNDED_REFERENCE_DRAFT_NOT_LEGALLY_APPROVED",
  "parent_reference": "HRI-HSIMC-POWER-READY-COMMON-BASELINE-R0-001",
  "published_parent_url": "https://hsimc.tech/work/power-ready/baselines/",
  "route": {
    "origin": {
      "alpha2": "CN",
      "runtime_id": "HRI-RT-WORLD-CN-A0"
    },
    "destination_reference": {
      "alpha2": "HK",
      "runtime_id": "HRI-RT-WORLD-HK-A0"
    },
    "actual_supplier_or_site_bound": false
  },
  "coverage": {
    "included": [
      "New household-type plug-connected products actually supplied in Hong Kong",
      "External mains AC/DC supplies and destination plug/cord combinations",
      "Low-voltage Type-C endpoint considered separately from mains supply",
      "Supply-document and human-review pathways"
    ],
    "excluded_or_separate_review": [
      "Industrial or medical product acceptance",
      "Building power-room and fixed-installation design",
      "Energy labels and WEEE producer obligations",
      "Batteries/UPS fire safety and transport",
      "Radio approvals and cybersecurity",
      "Chinese domestic production/export requirements",
      "Every possible cross-border personal-purchase model"
    ],
    "complete_hk_law_baseline_approved": false
  },
  "grid_reference": {
    "nominal_ac_v": 220,
    "frequency_hz": 50,
    "source_ref": "S13",
    "basis": "INHERITED_UTILITY_REFERENCE_NOT_ACTUAL_SITE_MEASUREMENT",
    "tolerance_or_branch_capacity": null
  },
  "rules": [
    {
      "rule_id": "HK01",
      "title": "Supply route and responsible parties",
      "trigger": "Confirm actual Hong Kong supply, not merely origin",
      "classification": "REGULATORY_SCOPE_REVIEW",
      "source_ids": [
        "S01",
        "S09",
        "S10"
      ],
      "required_role": "SUPPLY_OWNER",
      "evidence_to_obtain": "Legal entities, transaction/delivery route, and commercial gift or sale description",
      "reference_assessment": "RESEARCHED_FOR_STATED_SCOPE",
      "actual_applicability_approved": false,
      "legal_effective_version_approved": false,
      "unknown_is_not_exemption": true,
      "next_work_id": null,
      "summary_en": "Manufacture or dispatch from China does not automatically identify the legal supplier in Hong Kong. Record actual sale, delivery and intended use; assess personal cross-border purchases, local sales and other models separately."
    },
    {
      "rule_id": "HK02",
      "title": "Component-specific regulatory scope",
      "trigger": "Check household design, Hong Kong supply, operating voltage and exclusions separately",
      "classification": "REGULATOR_GUIDANCE",
      "source_ids": [
        "S01",
        "S11",
        "S12"
      ],
      "required_role": "PRODUCT_SAFETY_REVIEWER",
      "evidence_to_obtain": "Component list, AC/DC ratings, intended use, inclusion of a mains supply and basis for any exemption",
      "reference_assessment": "RESEARCHED_FOR_STATED_SCOPE",
      "actual_applicability_approved": false,
      "legal_effective_version_approved": false,
      "unknown_is_not_exemption": true,
      "next_work_id": null,
      "summary_en": "Classify the extra-low-voltage endpoint separately from the external mains supply. A low-voltage endpoint does not automatically exempt a bundled mains supply. Review applicability and other safety rules independently."
    },
    {
      "rule_id": "HK03",
      "title": "Supply conditions and nameplate input range",
      "trigger": "Assess actual rated ranges rather than country names",
      "classification": "ENGINEERING_GATE_WITH_GUIDANCE",
      "source_ids": [
        "S04",
        "S13"
      ],
      "required_role": "PRODUCT_ENGINEERING",
      "evidence_to_obtain": "Equipment nameplate, official input specification, site supply evidence and actual load",
      "reference_assessment": "RESEARCHED_FOR_STATED_SCOPE",
      "actual_applicability_approved": false,
      "legal_effective_version_approved": false,
      "unknown_is_not_exemption": true,
      "next_work_id": null,
      "summary_en": "Check voltage, frequency and capacity. Coverage of nominal reference conditions alone does not establish acceptance of the full power path. Where facts are unknown, obtain evidence rather than automatically purchasing a transformer."
    },
    {
      "rule_id": "HK04",
      "title": "Hong Kong plugs and interfaces",
      "trigger": "Specify the standard, rating, intended use and exceptions",
      "classification": "REGULATOR_GUIDANCE",
      "source_ids": [
        "S03",
        "S04"
      ],
      "required_role": "PRODUCT_SAFETY_REVIEWER",
      "evidence_to_obtain": "Plug standard and edition, type, rating, intended use and fit with the socket",
      "reference_assessment": "RESEARCHED_FOR_STATED_SCOPE",
      "actual_applicability_approved": false,
      "legal_effective_version_approved": false,
      "unknown_is_not_exemption": true,
      "next_work_id": null,
      "summary_en": "Normally check BS 1363 three-rectangular-pin 13A or BS 546 three-round-pin 5A/15A configurations. The two-pin exception specifically for shaver supply units must not be extended to an ordinary Type-C power supply."
    },
    {
      "rule_id": "HK05",
      "title": "Earthing, insulation and the complete connection path",
      "trigger": "Distinguish Class I from Class II",
      "classification": "REGULATOR_GUIDANCE",
      "source_ids": [
        "S04",
        "S05"
      ],
      "required_role": "PRODUCT_ENGINEERING",
      "evidence_to_obtain": "Insulation class, protective-earth path and socket/plug/power-cord evidence",
      "reference_assessment": "RESEARCHED_FOR_STATED_SCOPE",
      "actual_applicability_approved": false,
      "legal_effective_version_approved": false,
      "unknown_is_not_exemption": true,
      "next_work_id": null,
      "summary_en": "Check the basis for protective earthing or double/reinforced insulation. Do not solve a physical-fit problem by removing earthing, forcing pins or making unauthorized wiring changes."
    },
    {
      "rule_id": "HK06",
      "title": "Certificate of Safety Compliance (CSC)",
      "trigger": "Different evidence routes for prescribed and non-prescribed products",
      "classification": "REGULATOR_GUIDANCE",
      "source_ids": [
        "S01",
        "S02",
        "S08"
      ],
      "required_role": "SUPPLIER_COMPLIANCE_OWNER",
      "evidence_to_obtain": "Product class, model/manufacturer, test standards and editions, CSC issuer and recognized scope",
      "reference_assessment": "RESEARCHED_FOR_STATED_SCOPE",
      "actual_applicability_approved": false,
      "legal_effective_version_approved": false,
      "unknown_is_not_exemption": true,
      "next_work_id": null,
      "summary_en": "A corresponding product CSC is generally required. Prescribed products require recognized sources; for non-prescribed products, investigate a manufacturer's declaration supported by relevant test evidence. Verify the actual class and recognized scope."
    },
    {
      "rule_id": "HK07",
      "title": "Marks, registration and compliance evidence",
      "trigger": "Do not treat a mark or directory listing as blanket approval",
      "classification": "REGULATOR_GUIDANCE",
      "source_ids": [
        "S02"
      ],
      "required_role": "SUPPLIER_COMPLIANCE_OWNER",
      "evidence_to_obtain": "Original reports and declarations, not only CE/CCC photographs or directory screenshots",
      "reference_assessment": "RESEARCHED_FOR_STATED_SCOPE",
      "actual_applicability_approved": false,
      "legal_effective_version_approved": false,
      "unknown_is_not_exemption": true,
      "next_work_id": null,
      "summary_en": "The EMSD FAQ distinguishes the absence of a general pre-approval registration requirement under this electrical-safety regime from the requirement for CSC before supply. European CE (LVD) documents cannot directly substitute for CSC. Acceptance of other marks is not presumed in this draft."
    },
    {
      "rule_id": "HK08",
      "title": "The regulatory meaning of a travel adaptor",
      "trigger": "The word travel on the packaging does not determine the category",
      "classification": "REGULATOR_DEFINITION",
      "source_ids": [
        "S06"
      ],
      "required_role": "PRODUCT_SAFETY_REVIEWER",
      "evidence_to_obtain": "Actual adaptor pins, ratings, intended use and safety documents",
      "reference_assessment": "RESEARCHED_FOR_STATED_SCOPE",
      "actual_applicability_approved": false,
      "legal_effective_version_approved": false,
      "unknown_is_not_exemption": true,
      "next_work_id": null,
      "summary_en": "An adaptor that can connect to a Hong Kong mains socket does not enter the exemption under that definition merely because it is called a travel adaptor. Applicable safety requirements still need to be checked. Not all adaptors should be described as unlawful."
    },
    {
      "rule_id": "HK09",
      "title": "Choice of delivery configuration",
      "trigger": "Prefer a destination version rather than an improvised on-site combination",
      "classification": "HSIMC_DESIGN_POLICY",
      "source_ids": [
        "S03",
        "S04",
        "S05"
      ],
      "required_role": "CONFIGURATION_OWNER",
      "evidence_to_obtain": "Combination revision, manufacturer permission, component ratings, losses/temperature rise and change responsibility",
      "reference_assessment": "RESEARCHED_FOR_STATED_SCOPE",
      "actual_applicability_approved": false,
      "legal_effective_version_approved": false,
      "unknown_is_not_exemption": true,
      "next_work_id": null,
      "summary_en": "Prefer the manufacturer's Hong Kong version or manufacturer-permitted detachable-cord/external-supply configurations. Any adaptor route needs reassessment as an exact combination, not a universal-adaptor patch."
    },
    {
      "rule_id": "HK10",
      "title": "Additions or alterations to fixed electrical installations",
      "trigger": "Separate product supply from installation work",
      "classification": "REGULATOR_GUIDANCE",
      "source_ids": [
        "S07"
      ],
      "required_role": "REGISTERED_ELECTRICAL_CONTRACTOR",
      "evidence_to_obtain": "Work scope, registration grade, site permissions, inspection/testing, WR1 and relevant applications",
      "reference_assessment": "RESEARCHED_FOR_STATED_SCOPE",
      "actual_applicability_approved": false,
      "legal_effective_version_approved": false,
      "unknown_is_not_exemption": true,
      "next_work_id": null,
      "summary_en": "Changes to fixed installations require the applicable registered electrical worker and contractor, inspection/testing and WR1. WR1 is generally retained by the owner, not submitted to EMSD by default. Review load increases and property procedures separately."
    },
    {
      "rule_id": "HK11",
      "title": "Markings, instructions and language",
      "trigger": "Do not infer bilingual duties for every document from Hong Kong's official languages",
      "classification": "MIXED_GUIDANCE_AND_REVIEW_BOUNDARY",
      "source_ids": [
        "S01",
        "S04"
      ],
      "required_role": "DOCUMENT_AND_LANGUAGE_REVIEWER",
      "evidence_to_obtain": "Markings, manuals, document type, applicable provision, language review and final-text hash",
      "reference_assessment": "RESEARCHED_FOR_STATED_SCOPE",
      "actual_applicability_approved": false,
      "legal_effective_version_approved": false,
      "unknown_is_not_exemption": true,
      "next_work_id": null,
      "summary_en": "Check basic product markings and instructions. Determine specific statutory warnings and document-language obligations against the applicable provisions. Known special warnings cannot be replaced by a generic translation clause."
    },
    {
      "rule_id": "HK12",
      "title": "Continuous Work and Type-C compatibility",
      "trigger": "Research objectives do not override manufacturer use restrictions",
      "classification": "HSIMC_ENGINEERING_ACCEPTANCE_POLICY",
      "source_ids": [
        "S05",
        "S03"
      ],
      "required_role": "SYSTEM_INTEGRATOR",
      "evidence_to_obtain": "PD and power evidence, environment and temperature rise, continuous Work/backup/transfer and fault response",
      "reference_assessment": "RESEARCHED_FOR_STATED_SCOPE",
      "actual_applicability_approved": false,
      "legal_effective_version_approved": false,
      "unknown_is_not_exemption": true,
      "next_work_id": null,
      "summary_en": "Ordinary charging capability does not establish continuous unattended operation. Verify power, data and Work recovery separately. GenAI productivity requirements must not override charger safety guidance."
    },
    {
      "rule_id": "HK13",
      "title": "Other regulatory triggers",
      "trigger": "Request the next specialist baseline for the product category",
      "classification": "OUTSIDE_SCOPE_ROUTING",
      "source_ids": [
        "S09"
      ],
      "required_role": "JURISDICTION_REVIEW_OWNER",
      "evidence_to_obtain": "Product category, regulatory-trigger list, applicable rules and specialist responsible person",
      "reference_assessment": "RESEARCHED_FOR_STATED_SCOPE",
      "actual_applicability_approved": false,
      "legal_effective_version_approved": false,
      "unknown_is_not_exemption": true,
      "next_work_id": null,
      "summary_en": "This power/plug baseline does not replace energy-labelling, producer-responsibility, radio, medical, building-facade, storage or industrial-equipment requirements. A relevant trigger requires a separate assessment."
    },
    {
      "rule_id": "HK14",
      "title": "Materials, Vendor, Offer and changes",
      "trigger": "Bind supply-chain evidence to a version and time",
      "classification": "HSIMC_CONTRACT_POLICY",
      "source_ids": [],
      "required_role": "VENDOR_AND_MATERIAL_OWNER",
      "evidence_to_obtain": "Material/configuration list, actual supply offer, delivery responsibility, warranty and change/recall process",
      "reference_assessment": "RESEARCHED_FOR_STATED_SCOPE",
      "actual_applicability_approved": false,
      "legal_effective_version_approved": false,
      "unknown_is_not_exemption": true,
      "next_work_id": null,
      "summary_en": "Link material grade, batch, configuration revision, seller, stock-check time, aftercare and substitution qualification to the SKU. Sales eligibility is not installation qualification; an offer is not acceptance of the work."
    }
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  "delivery_language_approved_tags": null,
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      "qualification_checked": false,
      "signature": null
    },
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      "qualification_checked": false,
      "signature": null
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      "qualification_checked": false,
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    "vendor_accepted": false,
    "site_access": false,
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    "The outline web page carries an August 2000 edition label despite being presently hosted; it is not treated as a current consolidated statute.",
    "2019 guide is a dated edition; current required standards and actual model/applicability require review.",
    "No actual supplier, product, test laboratory, installed site or signed compliance verdict is provided."
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    "R0_publication_kept_separate": true
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