### Firearms and Ammunition Ordinance 《火器及彈藥條例》

8. Possession of arms and ammunition in transit
(1) Sections 13 and 14 do not apply to the possession of or dealing in arms or ammunition by a person whose possession or dealing is limited to arms or ammunition— (Amended 14 of 2000 s. 5)
(a) which are brought into Hong Kong only in the course of being transported as cargo to some other place; and
(b) which are—
(i) recorded as cargo in the manifest of the vessel or aircraft on board which they are brought into Hong Kong and remain on board such vessel or aircraft at all times while it is in Hong Kong;
(ii) in the case of a vessel, are part of the personal baggage of a passenger and remain on board such vessel in a securely locked cabin or container at all times while it is in Hong Kong.
(2) Sections 13 and 14 do not apply to the possession of or dealing in arms or ammunition by a person whose possession or dealing is limited to arms or ammunition—
(a) which are brought into Hong Kong on board—
(i) a vessel to be transported as cargo to some other place in another vessel or aircraft; or
(ii) an aircraft to be transported as cargo to some other place in a vessel,
if—
(A) the arms or ammunition are recorded as cargo in the manifest of the vessel or aircraft in which they are brought into Hong Kong and the manifest of the vessel or aircraft in which they are transported out of Hong Kong; and
(B) the arms or ammunition remain on board either the vessel or aircraft in which they are brought into Hong Kong or the vessel or aircraft in which they are to be transported out of Hong Kong, at all times, except during the transfer to that vessel or aircraft, while the arms or ammunition are in Hong Kong; and
(C) the Commissioner is given notice before the arms or ammunition are transferred to the vessel or aircraft in which they are to be transported out of Hong Kong, of the particulars of the arms or ammunition and the date, time and place of arrival in Hong Kong of the vessel or aircraft in which they are brought into Hong Kong and the date, time and place of departure from Hong Kong of the vessel or aircraft in which they are to be transported out of Hong Kong; or
(b) which are brought into Hong Kong on board an aircraft (the first aircraft

### Firearms and Ammunition Ordinance 《火器及彈藥條例》

9. Possession for purposes of export
Sections 13 and 14 do not apply to the possession, storage or transport of arms or ammunition by a person if that person—
(a) has received them by delivery from a licensed dealer in the ordinary course of business, or from some other person authorized to have possession of them, and has done so as the carrier, or the agent or employee of the carrier, on whose aircraft, vessel, train or vehicle the arms or ammunition are to be exported from Hong Kong; or
(b) is in possession of arms or ammunition after they have been delivered as described in paragraph (a) and—
(i) ensures that the arms or ammunition are recorded in the manifest of the aircraft, vessel, train or vehicle on which they are to be so exported; and
(ii) ensures that prior to their being placed on such aircraft, vessel, train or vehicle, they are kept in a manner and place approved by the Commissioner, on such terms and conditions as the Commissioner thinks fit; and
(iii) does not cause any avoidable delay in their being placed on such aircraft, vessel, train or vehicle; and
(iv) after they have been so placed, does not remove them from the aircraft, vessel, train or vehicle at any time while it is in Hong Kong or take possession after they have been so removed by some other person.

9A. Possession by carriers, their agents or employees
Sections 13 and 14 do not apply to the possession or transport of arms or ammunition by a carrier or an agent or employee of a carrier if the possession or transport is in the presence of the licensee of the arms or ammunition concerned or the approved agent of that licensee and the arms or ammunition was received in the ordinary course of business by the carrier or the agent or employee of the carrier from that licensee or approved agent.
(Added 14 of 2000 s. 6)

10. Possession of cartridges for fixing tools
Sections 13 and 14 do not apply to the possession of, or dealing in, any cartridge mentioned in paragraph (d) of the definition of ammunition in section 2 by any person if that person is in possession thereof—
(a) as a dealer in such cartridges or as a servant of a dealer carrying out the bona fide and lawful instructions of the dealer; or
(b) in connexion with the bona fide use of the cartridge for work in conjunction with a cartridge-operated fixing tool as defined in regulations made under the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance (Cap. 59)*.

Editorial Note:
* See section 2 of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Cartridge-Operated Fixing Tools) Regulations (Cap. 59 sub. leg. R).

### Firearms and Ammunition Ordinance 《火器及彈藥條例》

11. Possession by corporations, associations of persons, and members thereof
(1) Section 13 does not apply to the possession of arms or ammunition by a corporation if a responsible officer of the corporation holds a licence for possession which is expressed to be held on behalf of the corporation and if he and the corporation respectively comply with such of the terms and conditions of that licence as are applicable to him and it.
(2) Section 13 does not apply to the possession of arms and ammunition by any person if—
(a) he is in possession as a member of a shooting club which owns the arms or ammunition; (Amended 14 of 2000 s. 7)
(aa) he—
(i) holds a licence for possession of arms or ammunition of the same type, class or description as the arms or ammunition he is in possession of as a member of the shooting club; or
(ii) has successfully completed a prescribed course of instruction under the supervision of an authorized arms instructor in the use and handling of arms or ammunition of the same type, class or description he is in possession of as a member of the shooting club; (Added 14 of 2000 s. 7)
(b) (Repealed 14 of 2000 s. 7)(c) a responsible officer of the shooting club holds a licence for possession which is expressed to be held on behalf of the shooting club; (Amended 14 of 2000 s. 7)
(ca) he reasonably believes that the terms and conditions of the licence referred to in paragraph (c) are complied with; and (Added 14 of 2000 s. 7)
(d) the possession is only—
(i) for the purposes of recreation, sport or competition at a shooting range; or
(ii) for storage in an armoury, or for repair, testing or proving of the arms or ammunition at a shooting range. (Replaced 14 of 2000 s. 7)
(3) In this section—
prescribed course of instruction (訂明訓練課程) means a course the contents and extent of which have been determined by the Commissioner under section 52(1)(a)(iib). (Added 14 of 2000 s. 7)