### Rehabilitation of Offenders Ordinance 《罪犯自新條例》

1. Short title
This Ordinance may be cited as the Rehabilitation of Offenders Ordinance.

1A. Interpretation
In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires—
foster parent (寄養父母) means a person who is recruited by the Central Foster Care Unit of the Social Welfare Department or a non-governmental welfare organization to provide temporary care for a child on a voluntary and non-charging basis;
motor vehicle (汽車) means any mechanically propelled vehicle constructed or adapted for use on a road and includes any vehicle constructed for use on a railway or a tramway;
vocational driver (職業司機), in relation to a motor vehicle, means any person who is in charge of or assisting in the control of such vehicle for the purposes of earning a living and includes a chauffeur.
(Added 10 of 1996 s. 2)

### Rehabilitation of Offenders Ordinance 《罪犯自新條例》

3. Exceptions relating to proceedings
(1) Nothing in section 2 shall affect—
(a) the recovery of any fine or other sum adjudged to be paid;
(b) any proceedings in respect of a breach of a condition or requirement imposed following a conviction; or
(c) the operation of any law under which the individual is subject to any disqualification, disability, prohibition or other penalty.
(2) Nothing in section 2 shall affect the determination of any issue, or prevent the admission or requirement of any evidence, relating to the conviction—
(a) in any proceedings relating to the interests of an infant;
(aa) in any proceedings relating to the consideration of an application as a foster parent; (Added 10 of 1996 s. 4)
(b) in any proceedings where the individual expressly consents to the admission of evidence relating to the conviction; or
(c) in any proceedings where the tribunal is satisfied that justice cannot be done except by the admission of evidence relating to the conviction.
(3) Nothing in section 2 shall prevent the admission of any evidence relating to the conviction of an individual, for sentencing purposes, in any criminal proceedings in which he is subsequently convicted of a further offence. (Added 10 of 1996 s. 4)
(4) Nothing in section 2 shall prevent the admission of any evidence relating to the conviction of an individual in any criminal proceedings if he is subsequently convicted of a further offence, regardless of whether he is the defendant. (Added 10 of 1996 s. 4)

### Rehabilitation of Offenders Ordinance 《罪犯自新條例》

5. Exception relating to defamation actions
Nothing in this Ordinance shall apply to any action for defamation begun—
(a) before the commencement of this Ordinance; or
(b) after the commencement of this Ordinance in relation to an alleged defamation committed before the commencement of this Ordinance or before the lapse of the period mentioned in section 2(1)(c).

6. Disclosure of information
(1) Subject to subsections (4) and (5), any person who has or, at any time, has had custody of or access to any records kept by a public officer relating to persons convicted of offences, or any information contained therein, and who, otherwise than in the course of his duties as a public officer, discloses any information specified in subsection (3) to any other person commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 4.
(2) Any person who obtains any information specified in subsection (3) from any record kept by a public officer by means of any fraud or dishonesty commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 5 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
(3) The information mentioned in subsections (1) and (2) is any information contained in the records mentioned in those subsections which tends to show that a named or otherwise identifiable individual to whom section 2(1), (1A) or (1B) applies committed, was charged with, was prosecuted for, was convicted of or was sentenced for an offence. (Amended 10 of 1996 s. 6)
(4) The Chief Executive may, in such circumstances as he thinks fit, authorize the disclosure of any information specified in subsection (3) and subsection (1) shall not apply to any person acting under that authority. (Amended 15 of 1999 s. 3)
(5) The individual to whom section 2(1), (1A) or (1B) applies may authorize the disclosure of any information specified in subsection (3) which relates to him and subsection (1) shall not apply to any person acting under that authority. (Amended 10 of 1996 s. 6)
(Amended E.R. 1 of 2012)

9. Prescribed offices
(1) The offices mentioned in the Schedule are prescribed offices for the purposes of this Ordinance. (Amended 10 of 1996 s. 7)
(2) The Chief Executive in Council may by order published in the Gazette amend the Schedule. (Amended 15 of 1999 s. 3)

### Reserved Commodities (Control of Imports, Exports and Reserve Stocks) Regulations 《儲備商品(進出口及儲備存貨管制)規例》

1. Citation
These regulations may be cited as the Reserved Commodities (Control of Imports, Exports and Reserve Stocks) Regulations.

2. Interpretation
In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—
air transhipment cargo (航空轉運貨物) has the meaning assigned to it in section 2 of the Import and Export Ordinance (Cap. 60); (29 of 2000 s. 8)
cargo transhipment area of Hong Kong International Airport (機場貨物轉運區) has the meaning assigned to it in section 2 of the Import and Export Ordinance (Cap. 60); (29 of 2000 s. 8)
licence (許可證) means a licence issued under these regulations;
owner (擁有人), in respect of a vessel, aircraft or vehicle, means—
(a) the registered owner and any person holding himself out to be the owner;
(b) any person acting as agent for the owner in connection with the handling of cargo carried in or on the vessel, aircraft or vehicle;
(c) any person to whom the vessel, aircraft or vehicle has been chartered or hired; and
(d) any person having for the time being the control or management of the vessel, aircraft or vehicle;

reserved commodity (儲備商品) means a commodity specified as a reserved commodity in the Schedule;
reserved commodity storage place (儲備商品貯存地方) means any godown, store or other place approved by the Director under regulation 10;
stockholder (貯存商) means any person registered as a stockholder with the Director under regulation 13(1)(a).
(L.N. 35 of 2003)

3. Prohibition of import of reserved commodities except under licence
(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), no person shall import into Hong Kong any reserved commodity except under an import licence issued by the Director. (L.N. 336 of 1981)
(2) If there is brought into Hong Kong in any ship an amount of any reserved commodity not exceeding that which is reasonably required for consumption or use in the working of such ship then such reserved commodity shall be deemed not to have been imported within the meaning of this regulation so long as it remains on such ship.
(3) No import licence shall be required in respect of any reserved commodity imported into Hong Kong in the personal luggage of a person solely for his own consumption or as gifts, in an amount not exceeding 15 kg. (L.N. 336 of 1981; L.N. 143 of 2000)

### Reserved Commodities (Control of Imports, Exports and Reserve Stocks) Regulations 《儲備商品(進出口及儲備存貨管制)規例》

4. Prohibition of export of reserved commodities except under licence
(1) Subject to paragraph (2), no person shall export from Hong Kong any reserved commodity except under an export licence issued by the Director.
(2) No export licence shall be required in respect of any reserved commodity exported from Hong Kong in the personal luggage of a person solely for his own consumption or as gifts, in an amount not exceeding 15 kg. (L.N. 336 of 1981)
(L.N. 336 of 1981)