All manufacturers and importers are encouraged to participate in the Scheme.

Interested parties can submit their formal application to:

through mail, facsimile (852 2890 6081), electronic mail (eepublic@emsd.gov.hk) or electronic submissions.

To facilitate the application process, interested parties can download the Application Form and the associated Product Technical Information Sheet.

• Application for Registration under Hong Kong Voluntary Energy Efficiency Labelling Scheme [PDF format (687KB)]

The Hong Kong Voluntary Energy Efficiency Labelling Scheme (EELS) covers

The Nature of the Energy Efficiency Labelling Scheme

The Voluntary Energy Efficiency Labelling Scheme (EELS) is an energy conservation initiative adopted by the Government. Under the scheme, products will carry an energy label that informs customers of the product's energy consumption and efficiency. Buyers can thus take these factors into account when making their selection.

Objective of the Scheme

EELS is an international initiative which has been in existence for many years among developed countries in many shapes and forms. The scheme aims to:

• achieve greater public awareness of energy conservation and environmental improvement needs;
• provide readily available, pre-purchase information on energy consumption and efficiency to allow customers to choose more energy efficient products;
• stimulate the phasing out of less energy efficient models; and
• save energy and improve the environment.

Since its launching in Hong Kong in 1995, the Energy Efficiency Labelling Scheme is carried out on a voluntary basis. At present, the voluntary EELs has covered refrigeration Appliances (Voluntary Scheme), room air conditioners (Voluntary Scheme), washing machines (Voluntary Scheme), non-integrated type compact fluorescent lamps, household electric storage water heaters, electric rice-cookers, television sets, electronic ballasts, LED lamps, induction cookers, microwave ovens, electric clothes dryers, dehumidifiers (Voluntary Scheme), domestic gas instantaneous water heaters, gas cookers, and photocopiers, multifunction devices, printers, LCD monitors, fax machines, hot/cold bottled water dispensers, computers. The scope of EELS has also been extened to cover petrol passenger cars. The Energy Efficiency Office at EMSD is responsible for the implementation of the Scheme.

Additional Information on the Energy Efficiency Labelling Scheme

Interested parties can also download the relevant scheme documents or write directly to the Energy Efficiency Office to obtain the relevant scheme documents: