### Societies Ordinance 《社團條例》

20. Membership, etc.
(1) Save as is provided in subsection (2), any person who is or acts as a member of an unlawful society or attends a meeting of an unlawful society or who pays money or gives any aid to or for the purposes of an unlawful society shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction on indictment—
(a) in the case of a first conviction for that offence to a fine at level 4 and to imprisonment for 12 months; and 
(b) in the case of a second or subsequent conviction for that offence to a fine at level 5 and to imprisonment for 2 years. (Amended L.N. 19 of 1987) 
(2) Any person who is or acts as a member of a triad society or professes or claims to be a member of a triad society or attends a meeting of a triad society or who pays money or gives any aid to or for the purposes of the triad society or is found in possession of or has the custody or control of any books, accounts, writing, lists of members, seals, banners or insignia of or relating to any triad society or to any branch of a triad society whether or not such society or branch is established in Hong Kong, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction on indictment— (Amended 36 of 1964 s. 4; 30 of 1988 s. 4) 
(a) in the case of a first conviction for that offence to a fine at level 6 and to imprisonment for 3 years; and 
(b) in the case of a second or subsequent conviction for that offence to a fine of $250,000 and to imprisonment for 7 years. (Amended L.N. 19 of 1987) 
(Replaced 28 of 1961 s. 8. Amended 75 of 1992 s. 13; E.R. 3 of 2021)

### Societies Ordinance 《社團條例》

21. Persons allowing unlawful society on premises
(1) Save as is proved in subsection (2), any person who knowingly allows a meeting of an unlawful society, or of members of an unlawful society, to be held in any house, building or place belonging to or occupied by him, or over which he has control, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction on indictment in the case of a first conviction for that offence, to a fine at level 5 and to imprisonment for 12 months and in the case of a second or subsequent conviction for that offence, to a fine at level 6 and to imprisonment for 2 years. 
(2) Any person who knowingly allows a meeting of a triad society, or of members of a triad society, to be held in any house, building or place belonging to or occupied by him, or over which he has control, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction on indictment in the case of a first conviction for that offence, to a fine at level 6 and to imprisonment for 3 years and in the case of a second or subsequent conviction for that offence, to a fine of $200,000 and to imprisonment for 5 years. 
(Replaced 75 of 1992 s. 14; Amended E.R. 3 of 2021)

22. Penalty for inciting, etc., a person to become a member of an unlawful society
(1) Save as is provided in subsection (2), any person who incites, induces or invites another person to become a member of or assist in the management of an unlawful society and any person who uses any violence, threat or intimidation towards any other person in order to induce him to become a member or to assist in the management of an unlawful society shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction on indictment to a fine at level 5 and to imprisonment for 2 years. (Amended E.R. 3 of 2021)
(2) Any person who incites, induces or invites another person to become a member of or assist in the management of a triad society and any person who uses any violence, threat or intimidation towards any other person in order to induce him to become a member or to assist in the management of a triad society shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction on indictment to a fine of $250,000 and to imprisonment for 5 years. 
(Replaced 75 of 1992 s. 15)

### Societies Ordinance 《社團條例》

23. Penalty for procuring subscription or aid for an unlawful society
(1) Save as is provided in subsection (2), any person who procures or attempts to procure from any other person any subscription or aid for the purposes of an unlawful society shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction on indictment to a fine at level 5 and to imprisonment for 2 years. (Amended E.R. 3 of 2021)
(2) Any person who procures or attempts to procure from any other person any subscription or aid for the purposes of a triad society shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction on indictment to a fine of $250,000 and to imprisonment for 5 years. 
(Replaced 75 of 1992 s. 16)

24. Liability of person convicted of an offence under section 19 or 20
(1) Where a person has been convicted of any offence under section 19 or 20, the Secretary for Security may, on the recommendation of the Societies Officer, make an order that such person shall not become an office-bearer of any other society for a period of 5 years without the consent in writing of the Societies Officer.
(2) An order made under subsection (1) shall as soon as practicable be served on the person and shall take effect on the day when the order is served on him notwithstanding any appeal against the order under subsection (3).
(3) A person who is aggrieved by an order made under subsection (1) may appeal to the Chief Executive in Council within 30 days from the date of service of the order on him and the Chief Executive in Council may confirm, vary or revoke the order. (Amended 13 of 1999 s. 3)
(4) A person who contravenes an order made under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction on indictment to a fine at level 5 and to imprisonment for 3 years. (Amended E.R. 3 of 2021)
(Replaced 75 of 1992 s. 17)