Hong Kong Ordinances

PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 9

Restriction on possession or control of specimens of Appendix I species

(1) Subject to section 47, a person shall not have in his possession or under
his control a specimen of an Appendix I species—

   (a)  except as provided in section 20 or 22; or

   (b)  except under and in accordance with a licence issued in respect of
        that specimen under section 23(1)(e).

(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable
on conviction to a fine at level 6 and to imprisonment for 1 year.