Hong Kong Regulations

FIRE SERVICES (FIRE HAZARD ABATEMENT) REGULATION - SECT 18

Stowage of parts of motor vehicles

(1) Subject to subsection (2), a person commits an offence if the person-

   (a)  knowingly causes or permits to be stowed; or

   (b)  knowingly stows, in a container that is or is to be conveyed on land a
        part of a motor  vehicle that has fuel in its fuel tank or is
        otherwise stained with fuel.

(2) Subsection (1) shall not apply if the container referred to in that
subsection is open at the top or is well ventilated.

(3) A person who commits an offence under this section shall be liable-

   (a)  on a first conviction, to a fine at level 6 and to imprisonment for 6
        months;

   (b)  on a subsequent conviction, to a fine of $200000 and to imprisonment
        for 1 year.