Hong Kong Ordinances

PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 19

Import of specimens of Appendix III species

(1) A person may import a specimen of an Appendix III species if, upon the
landing of the specimen in Hong Kong—

   (a)  he produces, or causes to be produced, to an authorized  officer—

        (i)    where the import is from a place specified in parentheses
               placed against the species in Appendix III, a
               Convention certifying  document or certificate in lieu in
               respect of the specimen;

        (ii)   where the import is from a place that is not so specified in
               Appendix III and the specimen originates from such a place, a
               certificate  of origin in respect of the specimen; or

        (iii)  in any other case, a certificate— (A) that is issued in
               respect of the specimen by a relevant  authority of the place
               from which the specimen is imported and remains in force when
               relied on to show compliance with this Ordinance; and (B) that
               shows that the specimen was processed in that place, or has
               previously been taken into that place from another place;

   (b)  an authorized officer has inspected the specimen to compare it with
        the particulars on that Convention certifying document, certificate 
        in lieu, certificate of origin, or the certificate referred to in
        paragraph (a)(iii), as the case may be, and is satisfied that the
        particulars tally; and

   (c)  that person surrenders, or causes to be surrendered, to the
        authorized officer the document referred to in paragraph (b) for
        retention and cancellation.

(2) In this section, "certificate of origin" (產地來源證明書), in
relation to a specimen originating from a place outside Hong Kong, means a
certificate—

   (a)  that is issued by a relevant authority of that place in respect of
        that specimen and remains in force when relied on to show compliance
        with this Ordinance; and

   (b)  that conforms to the provisions applicable to such a certificate in
        Part 2 of Schedule 3.

"certificate of origin" (產地來源證明書)