Hong Kong Regulations

HUMAN REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY (LICENSING) REGULATION - SECT 14

Specific conditions of research licence

For the purposes of section 10(5)(b), the following are the specific
conditions specified in relation to every research licence—

   (a)  a person shall not do any of the following in the licensed premises—

        (i)    for the purposes of embryo research— (A) bring about the
               creation of an embryo; or (B) combine human and non-human
               gametes or embryos or any part of them such as to give rise to
               a 2 cell zygote;

        (ii)   keep or use an embryo after the appearance of the primitive
               streak;

        (iii)  place any non-human gamete or embryo or any part of it in any
               human;

        (iv)   place any human gamete or embryo or any part of it in any
               animal;

        (v)    replace the nucleus of a cell of an embryo with a nucleus taken
               from any other cell; or

        (vi)   clone any embryo;

   (b)  an embryo the creation of which was brought about in vitro may be
        stored in the licensed premises only if acquired from a person to whom
        another licence applies or imported in accordance with the code; and

   (c)  a notice with a copy of the report of the outcome of the research
        project authorized by the licence attached to it shall be given to the
        Council within 3 months after the completion of the project.