Hong Kong Ordinances

DUTIABLE COMMODITIES ORDINANCE - SECT 41

Import manifests to be evidence of import

In civil or criminal proceedings connected with this Ordinance, if-

   (a)  the owner, charterer or agent of any ship or aircraft;

   (b)  the master of a ship;

   (c)  the person in charge of an aircraft;

   (d)  the driver of a vehicle; or

   (e)  the cargo handling agent of a train, furnishes an import manifest
        showing cargo, it is presumed in the absence of evidence to the
        contrary that the cargo was imported into Hong Kong on board the ship,
        aircraft, vehicle or train. (Replaced 46 of 1996 s. 20)