【Hong Kong, 28 September 2021】Organized by the Federation of Hong Kong Industries (FHKI), the grand award ceremony of the Industry Cares Recognition Scheme 2021, officiated by Dr. Law Chi Kwong, GBS, JP, the Secretary for Labour and Welfare, took place at Hilton Garden Inn Hong Kong Mongkok tonight.  Awarded the "Caring Certificate" for two consecutive years, STC (Hong Kong Standards and Testing Centre) is granted the "3+ Year Caring Certificate" this year for its three-year contribution to the society.  Dr. Franki Lee, STC’s Director of Business Development & Compliance, was invited to accept the award.

The Industry Cares Recognition Scheme aims to recognize companies that bring good benefits to the society and support more companies to exercise corporate social responsibility.  The “3+ Year Caring Certificate” under the category Enterprise Group for STC is to recognize its achievements in corporate social responsibility last year, which include, but not limited to, giveaway of over 1,000 alcohol sanitizers to people in need, participation of the 2020 Community Chest Dress Casual Day and the Skip Lunch Day 2021.  The presentation of the award is a testimony of STC’s continued fulfilment of corporate social responsibility, which is a long-term pledge by STC to contribute and repay the society.

Besides joining community activities, STC provides diverse services to promote sustainable development of different industries and the society, along with raising environmental awareness.  For instance, the subsidiary of STC, Hong Kong Certification Centre (HKCC), has launched Biodegradable Products Certification Scheme (the Scheme) and Hong Kong Eco Mark (Eco Mark) to facilitate consumers’ easy identification of qualified “green” products.  The Scheme ensures products in the test are biodegradable with testing that includes food packing materials, cups, bowls, stationery, cosmetics, hair care products and more.  Through the certification, consumers are encouraged to use a variety of biodegradable products which can then alleviate the saturation problem of the landfills.  Eco Mark evaluates the process from product design, use of substances and materials through to manufacturing process to confirm that the production conforms with environmentally conscious practices.  The scope of the evaluation covers most of the furniture and other consumer goods, consumers are then guaranteed truly "green" products.

About STC

Established in 1963, STC (Hong Kong Standards and Testing Centre) is Hong Kong’s first independent, not-for-profit testing, inspection and certification organization.  STC offers a wide range of conformity assessment services on products covering Toys, Children’s products, Textile, Apparel, Footwear, Furniture, Electrical and Electronic Products, Medical Devices, Food as well as Chemical and Pharmaceutical products.  In order to meet the global demand for testing and certification services, not only has STC set up testing facilities and customer service offices in China’s major cities such as Dongguan, Shanghai, Changzhou, Guangxi and Heilongjiang, but it also has branches in countries like Vietnam, Japan, USA and Germany. 

For more details about STC, please visit our website:  www.stc.group.

Media Contact:

Ms. Angel Tai           Tel:  +852 2666 1813              Email:  angeltai@stc.group

Business Cooperation:

Mr. Paul Lai              Tel: +852 2666 5946               Email: paullai@stc.group

For more information about STC’s testing services, please feel free to contact us.

【Hong Kong, 3 September 2021】The certification presentation and photo-taking ceremony of the “BOCHK Corporate Environmental Leadership Awards Programme” (the Program), organized by the Federation of Hong Kong Industries (FHKI) and sponsored by Bank of China (Hong Kong) (BOCHK), was held during 2-3 September 2021. Granted the “EcoPartner” award in the services sector, STC (Hong Kong Standards and Testing Centre) and STC (Dongguan) Co. Ltd. were represented by Dr. Franki Lee, Director of Business Development & Compliance, to accept the award certificate this afternoon.

The Program aims to promote active participation in environmentally conscious practices among the manufacturing and services enterprises in Hong Kong and the Pan-Pearl River Delta region to further reduce environmental footprints in these communities. Enterprises are required to accomplish at least one environmental project, of which there are nine projects in total, to attain any of the awards. To support environmental protection, STC has accomplished the project “Green Innovation” through a series of measures, such as the adoption of wind energy, establishment of smart energy-saving lighting zone, as well as reusing and recycling paper. The presentation of the award is a testimony of STC’s continued contribution to environmental protection, which is pledged by STC as part of our corporate social responsibility commitment.

Environmental protection has always been a concern for STC, of which the subsidiary Hong Kong Certification Centre (HKCC) has launched Biodegradable Products Certification Scheme (the Scheme) and Hong Kong Eco Mark (Eco Mark) to facilitate consumers’ easy identification of qualified “green” products. The Scheme ensures products in test are biodegradable with testing that includes food packing materials, cups, bowls, stationery, cosmetics, hair care products and more. Through the certification, consumers are encouraged to use a variety of biodegradable products which can then alleviate the saturation problem of the landfills. Eco Mark evaluates the process from product design, use of substances and materials through to manufacturing process to confirm that the production conforms with environmentally conscious practices. The scope of the evaluation covers most of furniture and other consumer goods, consumers are then guaranteed truly “green” products.

About STC

Established in 1963, STC (Hong Kong Standards and Testing Centre) is Hong Kong’s first independent, not-for-profit testing, inspection and certification organization.  STC offers a wide range of conformity assessment services on products covering Toys, Children’s products, Textile, Apparel, Footwear, Furniture, Electrical and Electronic Products, Medical Devices, Food as well as Chemical and Pharmaceutical products.  In order to meet the global demand for testing and certification services, not only has STC set up testing facilities and customer service offices in China’s major cities such as Dongguan, Shanghai, Changzhou, Guangxi and Heilongjiang, but it also has branches in countries like Vietnam, Japan, USA and Germany. 

For more details about STC, please visit our website:  www.stc.group.

Media Contact:

Ms. Angel Tai            Tel:  +852 2666 1813             Email:  angeltai@stc.group

Business Cooperation:

Mr. Paul Lai              Tel: +852 2666 5946               Email: paullai@stc.group

【Hong Kong, 12 August 2021】This afternoon, the Inauguration Ceremony of 9th Executive Committee of Federation of Beauty Industry (Hong Kong) (Committee) and the 5th Hong Kong Outstanding Beauty Salon & the 4th Hong Kong Outstanding Entrepreneur (Beauty Industry) Awards Ceremony was held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) in Wan Chai.  Dr. Franki Lee, Director of Business Development & Compliance at STC (Hong Kong Standards and Testing Centre), accepted the nomination, in representation of STC, as an Honorary Advisor of the Committee.

The Ceremony took place at Beauty & Wellness Expo in Hall 3E of the HKCEC in recognition of outstanding entrepreneurs and beauty salons.  The officiating guests – the Deputy Director-General of the Coordination Department of the Liaison Office, the Under Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, the Legislative Council Member in the Wholesale and Retail functional constituency and the President of the Committee – delivered speeches to encourage practitioners of the industry to keep up with the high standard of service.  Welcomed by the enthusiastic audience and management from different sectors, awardees shared their feelings and business insights on the stage.  In the ceremony, Dr. Franki Lee accepted the nomination on behalf of STC as an Honorary Advisor of the current Committee, pledging continued diligence in providing professional advice for the quality of beauty products.  STC will keep on assisting the industry to enhance the quality of their products and services, also allow users’ swift identification of safe and qualified beauty products, in which they then have more confidence.

As a partner of the beauty industry and a pioneering organization in the testing and certification field, STC has been dedicating to the provision of quality and safety testing for beauty products.  Accredited by governments of countries, STC is capable of performing testing in accordance with international safety standards, e.g. the European standard and guide Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), European Cosmetic Regulation (EC) No. 1223/2009 and standards set by the US Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act).

To ensure safety and quality of beauty products, STC provides heavy metal analysis, microbiological tests and estrogen screening tests.  For skin and hair care products, STC can follow the Safety and Technical Standards for Cosmetics (2015) for safety tests, which include heavy metal contaminants (lead, mercury, arsenic and cadmium), harmful chemicals (methanol, formaldehyde, 1,4-dioxane and benzene), microbial limits, detection of fluorescent substances (in paper masks), m-diaminobenzene (hair dye products) and minoxidil (hair growth products).  STC can also follow GB 7916 or Safety and Technical Standards for Cosmetics (2015) for microbiological tests of cosmetics, covering standard plate count, fecal coliforms, pseudomonas aeruginosa, staphylococcus aureus, aerobic bacterial count, thermotolerant coliform bacteria, molds and yeast count, to examine hygiene of cosmetics comprehensively.  STC even launched the Estrogen Safe Mark by performing estrogen tests on cosmetics, skin care products and dairy products, in order to avoid users’ excessive intake of estrogen which causes adverse effects to their bodies.  Consumers are now able to identify whether the products are with acceptable level of estrogen simply by sight of the Estrogen Safe Mark.

About STC

Established in 1963, STC (Hong Kong Standards and Testing Centre) is Hong Kong’s first independent, not-for-profit testing, inspection and certification organization.  STC offers a wide range of conformity assessment services on products covering Toys, Children’s products, Textile, Apparel, Footwear, Furniture, Electrical and Electronic Products, Medical Devices, Food as well as Chemical and Pharmaceutical products.  In order to meet the global demand for testing and certification services, not only has STC set up testing facilities and customer service offices in China’s major cities such as Dongguan, Shanghai, Changzhou, Guangxi and Heilongjiang, but it also has branches in countries like Vietnam, Japan, USA and Germany.  

For more details about STC, please visit our website:  www.stc.group.

Media Contact:

Ms. Angel Tai           Tel:  +852 2666 1813           Email:  angeltai@stc.group

Business Cooperation:

Mr. Paul Lai              Tel: +852 2666 5946               Email: paullai@stc.group

【United States, 8 August 2021】The USA toy show American Specialty Toy Retailing Association Marketplace & Academy 2021 (ASTRA Show) was successfully held at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis during 5-8 August 2021 with a perfect ending today.  As an independent third-party testing, inspection and certification laboratory that has received recognition and accreditation from the USA Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), STC (Hong Kong Standards and Testing Centre) joined as an exhibitor again at the Show to promote testing and certification services for toy safety.

With plenty of American toy retailers and sales representatives assembling, ASTRA Show showcased all their new toys and children’s products, making a vibrant scene.  Among these, STC’s booth attracted retailers and sales representatives in enquiry of the testing, inspection and certification services of American toys and children’s products, especially on testing services for Children Product Certificate (CPC) or General Certificate of Conformity (GCC) of CPSC, and how products were met with the requirements listed in the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), relevant federal regulations and mandatory safety standards.

Accredited by CPSC, STC’s CPSIA Testing on toys and children’s products covers lead in substrate, lead in paint or surface coating and eight types of phthalates.  ASTM F963 Testing of STC also examines physical & mechanical testing, flammability testing, soluble heavy metals content, total lead content, soluble cadmium in small metallic parts, food contact articles testing (FDA/21 CFR 170-189), labeling of hazardous art material (LHAMA - ASTM D4236), battery operated toy safety testing, stuffing materials cleanliness, sound level testing, magnetic toy testing and toy cosmetics, liquids, pastes, putties, gels and powders, putting the safety of American toys and children’s products to comprehensive tests.

In addition to the reputation earned in the USA, STC is also one of the first non-governmental laboratories in Hong Kong and China to receive accreditation and approval from the Certification and Accreditation Administration of the People’s Republic of China (CNCA) to provide comprehensive China Compulsory Certification (CCC) service.  These ensure ride-on toys, electrical toys, plastic toys and metal toys fully complying with China National Toy Safety Standard (GB 6675) and Electric Toy Safety (GB 19865).

Moreover, STC’s toy testing capabilities follow other international toy safety standards and is recognized by accreditation bodies such as PJLA (United States), DAkkS (Germany), VILAS (Vietnam), HKAS – HOKLAS (Hong Kong) as well as MHLW, JTA and CPSA (Japan).

About STC

Established in 1963, STC (Hong Kong Standards and Testing Centre) is Hong Kong’s first independent, not-for-profit testing, inspection and certification organization.  STC offers a wide range of conformity assessment services on products covering Toys, Children’s products, Textile, Apparel, Footwear, Furniture, Electrical and Electronic Products, Medical Devices, Food as well as Chemical and Pharmaceutical products.  In order to meet the global demand for testing and certification services, not only has STC set up testing facilities and customer service offices in China’s major cities such as Dongguan, Shanghai, Changzhou, Guangxi and Heilongjiang, but it also has branches in countries like Vietnam, Japan, USA and Germany. 

For more details about STC, please visit our website:  www.stc.group.

Media Contact:

Ms. Angel Tai                      Tel:  +852 2666 1813                Email:  angeltai@stc.group

Testing Inquiries:     

Mr. Norman Aronowitz          Tel: +1 862 229 6388 (Ext. 2)   Email: normanaronowitz@stc.group

For more details about STC, please visit our website: www.stc.group.

Media Contact:

Mr. Kevin Wang                 

Tel:  +86 769 8111 9888 (ext.8633)                 

Email:  kevinwang@stc.group

Business Cooperation:

Ms. Yena Zhuang                

Tel: +86 769 8111 9888 (ext.8187)        

Email:  yenazhuang@stc.group

For more details about STC, please visit our website: www.stc.group.

Media Contact:

Mr. Kevin Wang                 

Tel: +86 769 8111 9888 (ext.8633)          

Email: kevinwang@stc.group

Business Cooperation:

Mr. Andy Wang                  

Tel: +86 769 8111 9888 (ext.8238)                   

Email: andywang@stc.group