Hong Kong Regulations

DUTIABLE COMMODITIES REGULATIONS - REGULATION 81

Construction of warehouses

Every warehouse and every part thereof and every fixture therein or thereon
shall be constructed and maintained in good and substantial repair and
sanitary condition to the satisfaction of the Commissioner, and in particular-

   (a)  the warehouse shall be illuminated and ventilated to the satisfaction
        of the Commissioner;

   (b)  the windows shall be suitably secured; (L.N. 6 of 1970)

   (c)  the warehouse shall be so constructed, and the door shall have such
        fastenings capable of being fitted with locks affixed and sealed by a
        member of the Customs and Excise Service, that when such locks are
        fitted no person except a member of the Customs and Excise Service can
        have any access to the warehouse;

   (d)  the Commissioner may cause locks to be fitted to any warehouse;

   (e)  no alterations or repairs shall be made without the consent of the
        Commissioner. (L.N. 294 of 1982)