### Gambling Ordinance 《賭博條例》

24. Seizure of equipment etc. in case of offence under section 13
If a police officer reasonably suspects that an offence under section 13 is being or has been committed in any place referred to in that section or in any street, he may seize and detain—
(a) any gambling equipment found in such place or street or in the possession of any person whom he reasonably suspects of committing or having committed any such offence; and
(b) any money or other property so found which appears to him to have been used in or for or in connexion with the commission of any such offence.

25. Bookmaking on racing club premises
(1) A racing club shall use all reasonable and lawful means (including the removal of persons from racing club premises under subsection (2)) to prevent the commission of offences under section 7 or 8 on the racing club premises. (Amended 12 of 2002 s. 15)
(2) A person authorized for the purpose of this section by a racing club may, if he has reason to suspect that a person is committing an offence under section 7 or 8 on the racing club premises, require such person to leave the premises and, if he fails to do so, remove him therefrom. (Amended 12 of 2002 s. 15)
(3) Any person who, having left or been removed from racing club premises after being required to leave the same under subsection (2), re-enters the premises on the same day commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 5 and to imprisonment for 2 years. (Amended E.R. 4 of 2021)
(4) Nothing in this section shall affect any other right of a racing club to exclude or remove a person from racing club premises.

26. Forfeiture
If in any proceedings under this Ordinance or otherwise on application by or on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, a court is satisfied that any money, gambling equipment or other property, not being immovable property, has been used in or for or in connexion with or is or represents the proceeds of or is derived from unlawful gambling or an unlawful lottery, the court shall order that it be forfeited to the Government, whether or not any person has been convicted of an offence under this Ordinance.
(Amended L.N. 110 of 1980; 42 of 1990 s. 12; 34 of 1999 s. 3; 12 of 2002 s. 16)

### Gambling Ordinance 《賭博條例》

27. Obstruction of police officers
Subject to section 23(4) or 23A(4), any person who obstructs a police officer in the exercise of the powers conferred on him by this Ordinance commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 3 and to imprisonment for 3 months.
(Amended 12 of 2002 s. 17; E.R. 4 of 2021)

28. Regulations
The Chief Executive in Council may by regulation provide for— (Amended 34 of 1999 s. 3)
(a) the manner in which applications for licences shall be made;
(b) the form of applications and licences;
(c) the promotion and conduct of games; and
(d) anything that is to be or may be prescribed.

29. Exclusion of contracts under the Securities and Futures Ordinance
This Ordinance shall not apply to any contract for differences which is listed on any specified stock exchange, or traded on any specified futures exchange, within the meaning of section 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571), save to the extent that this Ordinance applies to the contract by virtue of section 404(2) of that Ordinance.
(Replaced 5 of 2002 s. 407)

### Gambling Regulations 《賭博規例》

1. Citation
These regulations may be cited as the Gambling Regulations.

2. Application forms and licence forms
(1) An application to obtain a licence under a section of the Ordinance specified in column A of this regulation shall be in the form specified opposite thereto in column B and prescribed in Schedule 1.
(2) A licence granted under a section of the Ordinance specified in column A of this regulation shall be in the form specified opposite thereto in column C and prescribed in Schedule 2.

ASection No.  BApplicationForm No.(Schedule 1)  CLicenceForm No.(Schedule 2)   Section 22(1)(a)(i) (Lotteries)  Form 1  Form 1A   Section 22(1)(a)(ii) (Tombola)  Form 2  Form 2A   Section 22(1)(a)(iii) (Amusements with prizes)  Form 3  Form 3A   Section 22(1)(a)(iv) (Trade promotion competitions)  Form 4  Form 4A   Section 22(1)(b) (Mahjong or Tin Kau)  Form 5  Form 5A 
(L.N. 164 of 1977; L.N. 110 of 1980; E.R. 2 of 2012)

3. Other forms to accompany applications
(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), an application for a licence shall be accompanied by Form 6 in Schedule 1.
(2) Where an application is made by a company within the meaning of the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 622), the application shall be accompanied, in lieu of Form 6, by Form 7 in Schedule 1. (28 of 2012 ss. 912 & 920)
(3) Where an application is made by a society in respect of which the Societies Ordinance (Cap. 151) applies, the application shall be accompanied, in lieu of Form 6, by Form 8 in Schedule 1. (75 of 1992 s. 40)
(E.R. 2 of 2012)

4. Renewals
An application for the renewal of a licence shall be made in such manner as the public officer appointed by the Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs may determine and a licence shall be renewed by the grant of a new licence in substitution therefor.
(L.N. 164 of 1977; L.N. 110 of 1980; 17 of 2011 s. 28; L.N. 144 of 2022)

### Gambling Regulations 《賭博規例》

5. Fees
The fees payable to the public officer appointed by the Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs upon the grant or renewal of licences shall be the fees prescribed in Schedule 3.
(L.N. 164 of 1977; L.N. 110 of 1980; 17 of 2011 s. 28; E.R. 2 of 2012; L.N. 144 of 2022)

6. Fees may be waived
The public officer appointed by the Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs may reduce, waive or refund the whole or any part of a fee payable upon the grant of a licence under section 22(1)(a)(i), 22(1)(a)(ii) or 22(1)(a)(iii).
(L.N. 164 of 1977; 17 of 2011 s. 28; L.N. 144 of 2022)

7. Fee under section 3(4)(d)
A fee of $80 per day per set is prescribed for the purposes of section 3(4)(d).
(L.N. 319 of 1994)

8. (Repealed L.N. 319 of 1994)