Hong Kong Ordinances

SALE OF GOODS ORDINANCE - SECT 46

Right of stoppage in transitu

Stoppage in transitu

Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, when the buyer of goods becomes
insolvent, the unpaid seller who has parted with the possession of the goods
has the right of stopping them in transitu, that is to say, he may resume
possession of the goods as long as they are in course of transit, and may
retain them until payment or tender of the price.