The General Administration of Market Supervision and the Hong Kong Electrical and Mechanical Services Department held the first annual meeting of the "Quality and Safety Management Cooperation Arrangement".

Recently, the State Administration for Market Regulation and the Hong Kong Electrical and Mechanical Services Department jointly held the first annual meeting of the "Quality and Safety Management Cooperation Arrangement" (hereinafter referred to as the "Cooperation Arrangement"), reviewing and summarizing the cooperation and exchanges between mainland China and Hong Kong in five areas including standard measurement and qualification evaluation, gas-related special equipment, elevators and hydrogen pressure vessels, household products, and energy efficiency labeling. They reached consensus on further deepening quality and safety management cooperation and jointly promoting the construction of "Belt and Road" rules and standards "soft connectivity." Since the "Cooperation Arrangement" came into effect in December 2024, both parties have continuously deepened cooperation in multiple areas such as measurement, standards, certification, special equipment, and energy efficiency management. They jointly formulated "Bay Area Standards," with hydrogen energy as a pilot for deepening cooperation, exploring the joint formulation of national and international standards, and facilitating the implementation of 18 national standards in Hong Kong. They are exploring the establishment of a green hydrogen certification system, promoting the application of mainland-developed hydrogen equipment safety monitoring platform in Hong Kong, and researching the sharing of pressure vessel data and mutual recognition of approvals between the two regions. This cooperation and exchange provide strong support for both parties to promote the export of green hydrogen-related technologies, standards, and products to various parts of the world and explore financing models. Both parties believe that 2026, the beginning of the "14th Five-Year Plan," is crucial for facilitating Hong Kong's comprehensive participation and contribution to the high-quality development of the "Belt and Road" initiative. Holding the first annual meeting of the "Cooperation Arrangement" is of great practical significance and demonstrative effect for realizing "hard connectivity," "soft connectivity," and "heart connectivity." They agree to continuously deepen cooperation and exchange in the field of quality and safety management, strengthen information exchange and regulatory cooperation in areas such as special equipment supervision and product recalls, promote smooth trade of high-quality and compliant products, use deepening cooperation in the hydrogen energy sector as an entry point, support more Hong Kong experts' participation in the formulation of national and international standards, promote the pilot of green hydrogen certification in the Bay Area, further deepen the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and support Hong Kong's participation and contribution to the construction of "Belt and Road" rules and standards "soft connectivity." This article is taken from the "Market News" public account, edited by GMTEight: Li Fo.