### Pharmacy and Poisons Regulations 《藥劑業及毒藥規例》

13. Labelling of name of poison
(1)  For the purposes of section 27(a) and regulation 22(3)(a), the name of a poison shall be the term under which it is included in the Poisons List:

Provided that, where the term describes a group of poisons and not the poison specifically, the name of the poison shall be—
(a) if the poison is the subject of a monograph in either the British Pharmacopoeia, the British Pharmaceutical Codex or the British Veterinary Codex, one of the names or synonyms or abbreviated names set out at the head of the monograph; or
(b) in any other case, the accepted scientific name or the name descriptive of the true nature and origin of the poison.

(2) For the purposes of the proviso to paragraph (1), where—
(a) a substance is the subject of a monograph in the British Pharmacopoeia, the British Pharmaceutical Codex or the British Veterinary Codex, or any dilution, concentration or admixture of such substance; or
(b) a preparation is contained in the British Pharmacopoeia, the British Pharmaceutical Codex, the British National Formulary or the British Veterinary Codex, or any dilution, concentration or admixture of such preparation; or
(c) a surgical dressing of a type for which a standard is prescribed in the British Pharmaceutical Codex,
it shall be sufficient to state the name, synonym or abbreviated name used to describe the substance, preparation or surgical dressing with the addition of the letters B.P., B.P.C., B.N.F. or B. Vet. C., as the case may be.

### Pharmacy and Poisons Regulations 《藥劑業及毒藥規例》

14. Labelling of particulars as to proportions of the poison
For the purpose of section 27(b) (which requires preparation containing poisons to be labelled with particulars as to the proportion of each poison therein)—
(a) in the case of a preparation containing a poison specified in the first column of Schedule 4, it shall be sufficient to state on the label the particulars specified in the second column of that Schedule against the description of the poison; (E.R. 5 of 2020)
(b) in the case of a substance, preparation or surgical dressing which is named in accordance with regulation 13(2), it shall not be necessary to state on the label the proportion of the poison contained in the substance, preparation or surgical dressing, and in the case of any dilution, concentration or admixture of such substance or preparation it shall be sufficient to state the proportion which the substance or preparation bears to the total ingredients of that dilution, concentration or admixture;
(c) where the poison is in tablets, pills, cachets, capsules, lozenges or similar articles, it shall be sufficient to state on the label of the box or other covering in which the articles are enclosed the number of the articles and the amount of the poison, or in the case of a preparation or substance mentioned in subparagraph (b), the amount of the preparation or substance, contained in each article; (E.R. 5 of 2020)
(d) where the poison is in ampoules it shall be sufficient to show the name of the poison contained in it together with, either its concentration (if in solution or in emulsified form), or the quantity (if in solid form); and
(e) where any proportion is stated as a percentage, the statement shall indicate whether the percentage is calculated on the basis of weight in weight, weight in volume, or volume in volume.
(E.R. 3 of 2015)

### Pharmacy and Poisons Regulations 《藥劑業及毒藥規例》

15. Poisons to be labelled “Poison 毒藥” or other bilingual text specified in Schedule 5 etc.
(E.R. 1 of 2016)(1) For the purposes of section 27(c), a container of a medicine must be labelled in clear print with the text in both English and Chinese as specified in Schedule 5 in respect of the medicine or the class to which the medicine belongs.
(2) For the purposes of section 27(ca), a container of a substance or mixture of substances that is not a medicine must be labelled with the following text in clear print—
(a) the text in both English and Chinese as specified in Schedule 5 in respect of the substance or mixture or the class to which the substance or mixture belongs; or
(b) if no text is so specified, “Poison 毒藥”.
(3) The text referred to in paragraph (1) or (2) must not be modified in meaning by the addition of any other texts or marks.
(2 of 2015 s. 37; E.R. 1 of 2016)

16. Special precautions in the case of certain articles
(1) No person shall sell or supply any poison—
(a) in the case of a liquid other than a medicine, in a container of a capacity of not more than 2 litres, unless the container is labelled with the words “Not to be taken 忌食”; and (L.N. 22 of 1982)
(b) in the case of an embrocation, liniment, lotion, liquid antiseptic, or other liquid medicine for external application, unless the container is labelled with the type of preparation and the words “For external use only 祇供外用”. (L.N. 137 of 1978)
(2) No person shall sell or supply any compressed hydrocyanic acid, unless the container thereof is labelled with the words “Warning. This container holds poisonous gas and should only be opened and used by persons having expert knowledge of the precautions to be taken in its use. 警告：此容器內載毒氣，祇限由具有專門知識而在使用上知所提防之人士開啟及使用。”. (E.R. 5 of 2020)
(3) This regulation shall be in addition to the other requirements of the Ordinance and of these regulations with respect to labelling and shall apply to the transactions referred to in sections 28 and 32, but shall not apply to the sale or supply of poisons to be exported to purchasers outside Hong Kong.

### Pharmacy and Poisons Regulations 《藥劑業及毒藥規例》

17. Name of seller and address of premises
(1) Section 27(d) (which requires the container of a poison to be labelled with the name of the seller and the address of the premises on which it was sold) shall apply to the transactions referred to in section 32, but shall not apply—
(a) in the case of an article sold for the purpose of being sold again in the same container; or
(b) to poisons to be exported to purchasers outside Hong Kong.
(2) The requirements of section 27(d) shall be deemed to be satisfied, in the case of a poison supplied from a warehouse or depot, if the container of the poison is labelled with the address of the supplier’s principal place of business.
(3) Where any poison (other than a substance included in Schedule 1) is sold in a container and outer covering, being the container and covering in which it was obtained by the seller, it shall be sufficient if the name of the seller and the address of the premises on which it was sold appear only on the outer covering. (E.R. 5 of 2020)
(4) Where the names of more than one person or more than one address appear on any label, there shall also be words on the label indicating clearly which person is the seller and at which of the addresses the poison was sold.
(E.R. 3 of 2015)

18. Form of containers of poisons
(2 of 2015 s. 73)(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.