Hong Kong Regulations

PHARMACY AND POISONS REGULATIONS - REGULATION 18

Form of containers

(1) No person shall sell, whether wholesale or retail, or supply any poison
unless-

   (a)  it is contained in a container impervious to the poison and
        sufficiently stout to prevent leakage arising from the ordinary risks
        of handling and transport; and

   (b)  in the case of a liquid contained in a glass bottle or plastic
        container containing not more than 2 litres, not being a medicine made
        up ready to be taken for the internal treatment of human or animal
        ailments, the outer surface of the bottle or container is fluted
        vertically with ribs or grooves recognizable by touch. (L.N. 22 of
        1982)

(2) Paragraph (1)(a) shall apply to the transactions referred to in
section 28, and paragraph (1)(b) shall apply to the transactions exempted by
section 32 but shall not apply to the sale or supply of poisons to be exported
to purchasers outside Hong Kong.