Hong Kong Ordinances

TRADE DESCRIPTIONS ORDINANCE - SECT 7

Offences in respect of trade descriptions

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, any person who-

   (a)  in the course of any trade or business-

        (i)    applies a false trade description to any goods; or

        (ii)   supplies or offers to supply any goods to which a false trade 
               description is applied; or

   (b)  has in his possession for sale or for any purpose of trade or
        manufacture any goods to which a false trade description is applied,
        commits an offence.

(2) A person exposing goods for supply or having goods in his possession for
supply shall be deemed to offer to supply them.

(3) Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance any person who disposes of or
has in his possession any die, block, machine, or other instrument for the
purpose of making, or applying to goods a false trade  description commits an
offence unless he proves that he acted without intent to defraud. (Amended
L.N. 272 of 1990) [cf. 1968 c. 29 s. 1 U.K.]