Hong Kong Ordinances

PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 21

Possession or control of specimens of Appendix II species

(1) A person may have in his possession or under his control a specimen of an
Appendix II species if he proves the following to the satisfaction of the
Director by documentary evidence or otherwise—

   (a)  that the specimen is not a live animal or plant of wild origin, nor is
        it a live animal or plant that shall be treated as a specimen of an
        Appendix II species under section 2(2); and

   (b)  that the species is not of a population included in Appendix I if the
        species is specified in both Appendix I and Appendix II.

(2) In subsection (1), "documentary evidence" (文件證據) includes but is
not limited to a former licence, a certificate in lieu or other
Convention certifying document.

"documentary evidence" (文件證據)