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The full name of Hong Kong OFTA is "the Office of the
Telecommunications Authority", which is the Hong Kong
Telecommunications Authority. OFTA certification is the
abbreviation of the Hong Kong Telecommunications Authority's
certification of communications products in Hong Kong.
The purpose of OFTA certification is to ensure the safety of
products used in Hong Kong and to prevent telecommunications
products from causing interference to public networks.
Telecommunications equipment that has been tested and meets the
relevant technical specifications and is certified by the
Telecommunications Authority can be used in Hong Kong.
According to the Hong Kong Telecommunications Equipment Qualification and Verification Scheme, telecommunications equipment verification requirements are divided into Voluntary Certification Scheme (VCS) and Compulsory Certification Scheme (CCS). Under the Voluntary Certification Scheme, application for certification of telecommunications equipment is voluntary. Such equipment may be sold or used in Hong Kong even if it has not been verified to comply with the relevant technical specifications. However, manufacturers, suppliers and distributors must ensure that their telecommunications equipment complies with relevant technical specifications even if they do not apply for verification. Public telecommunications network operators can refuse to allow users' indoor equipment that does not meet specified specifications to connect to their networks. In addition, anyone who uses or sells radio communications equipment that does not comply with the relevant HKTA specifications is in violation of the Telecommunications Ordinance (Cap. 106) and will be prosecuted.
Under the mandatory certification scheme, applying for
certification for telecommunications equipment is mandatory. Before
the telecommunications equipment is used or sold in Hong Kong, it
must be verified to comply with one of the following
specifications:
(1) Relevant HKCA specifications;
(2) Technical standards prescribed or recognized by the
Communications Secretary, if there are no relevant HKCA
specifications;
(3) Specifications equivalent to (1) or (2) above.
OFTA certification process is divided into document identification
and equipment identification
Document identification:
(1) Review the submitted technical specifications or user manual to
verify whether the telecommunications equipment is likely to pass
the corresponding equipment appraisal;
(2) Review the submitted type calibration certificates issued by
other authorities and relevant test reports to verify whether the
equipment needs to be certified;
(3) Review the test report submitted by the accredited testing
agent to verify whether the equipment needs to be certified.
Equipment identification:
(1) Test samples of telecommunications equipment according to
relevant HKTA specifications by the certification body;
(2) Test samples of telecommunications equipment according to
relevant HKTA specifications or equivalent specifications by
accredited testing agents;
(3) Based on type certification of telecommunications equipment
issued by other authorities according to equivalent specifications
to the relevant HKTA specifications, together with relevant test
reports.