### Construction Industry Council Ordinance 《建造業議會條例》

83. Transitional provisions in relation to certain construction operations
(1) This Ordinance does not apply to the following construction operations—
(a) construction operations the tender for which had been submitted to the employer before the commencement day;
(b) other construction operations carried out under a construction contract, if the contract had been entered into before the commencement day or the construction operations had commenced before the commencement day; and
(c) construction operations other than those referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b), that had commenced before the commencement day.
(2) Despite the commencement of section 71, the repealed Ordinance as it was in force immediately before the commencement continues to apply to the construction operations referred to in subsection (1), subject to subsection (3).
(3) In respect of those construction operations, the powers conferred and the functions imposed on the CITA under the repealed Ordinance shall be exercised and performed by the Council.
(4) In this section—
commencement day (生效日期) means the day on which this Part comes into operation*;
repealed Ordinance (被廢除條例) means the Industrial Training (Construction Industry) Ordinance (Cap. 317).

Editorial Note:
* See L.N. 264 of 2006 and L.N. 183 of 2007.

84. Consequential or related amendments
(1) (Omitted as spent—E.R. 1 of 2013)(2) The amendments effected by section 3 of Schedule 6 apply in relation to the year of assessment in which that section comes into operation and to all subsequent years of assessment.
(3) In subsection (2), year of assessment (課稅年度) has the meaning assigned to it in section 2(1) of the Inland Revenue Ordinance (Cap. 112).

### Protection of Endangered Species of Animals and Plants Ordinance 《保護瀕危動植物物種條例》

1. Short title
(Amended E.R. 5 of 2021)(1) This Ordinance may be cited as the Protection of Endangered Species of Animals and Plants Ordinance.
(2) (Omitted as spent—E.R. 5 of 2021)

### Protection of Endangered Species of Animals and Plants Ordinance 《保護瀕危動植物物種條例》

3. Meaning of in transit
For the purposes of this Ordinance, a thing is in transit if—
(a) it is brought into Hong Kong from a place outside Hong Kong;
(b) it is in the process of being taken to another place outside Hong Kong; and
(c) it remains under the control of the Director or an authorized officer from the time it is brought into Hong Kong up to the time it is taken outside Hong Kong.

4. Application to hybrids
This Ordinance applies to a hybrid animal or hybrid plant in accordance with the provisions applicable to it as set out in Part 1 of Schedule 3.

5. Restriction on import of specimens of Appendix I species
(1) Subject to section 47, a person shall not import a specimen of an Appendix I species—
(a) except as provided in section 17 or 22; or
(b) except under and in accordance with—
(i) a licence issued in respect of that specimen under section 23(1)(a) prior to the import; and
(ii) a Convention certifying document issued in respect of that specimen.
(2) A person who imports a specimen of an Appendix I species under and in accordance with the documents referred to in subsection (1)(b)(i) and (ii) shall, upon the landing of that specimen in Hong Kong—
(a) produce, or cause to be produced, the relevant licence to an authorized officer; and
(b) surrender, or cause to be surrendered, the relevant Convention certifying document to the authorized officer for retention and cancellation.
(3) A person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence and is liable— (Amended 7 of 2018 s. 4)
(a) on summary conviction—to a fine of $5,000,000 and to imprisonment for 2 years; or
(b) on conviction on indictment—to a fine of $10,000,000 and to imprisonment for 10 years. (Amended 7 of 2018 s. 4)

### Protection of Endangered Species of Animals and Plants Ordinance 《保護瀕危動植物物種條例》

6. Restriction on introduction from the sea of specimens of Appendix I species
(1) Subject to section 47, a person shall not introduce from the sea a specimen of an Appendix I species except under and in accordance with a licence issued in respect of that specimen under section 23(1)(b) prior to the introduction from the sea.
(2) A person who introduces from the sea a specimen of an Appendix I species under and in accordance with the licence referred to in subsection (1) shall, upon the landing of that specimen in Hong Kong, produce, or cause to be produced, that licence to an authorized officer.
(3) A person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence and is liable— (Amended 7 of 2018 s. 5)
(a) on summary conviction—to a fine of $5,000,000 and to imprisonment for 2 years; or
(b) on conviction on indictment—to a fine of $10,000,000 and to imprisonment for 10 years. (Amended 7 of 2018 s. 5)

7. Restriction on export of specimens of Appendix I species
(1) Subject to section 47, a person shall not export a specimen of an Appendix I species except under and in accordance with a licence issued in respect of that specimen under section 23(1)(c) prior to the export.
(2) A person who exports a specimen of an Appendix I species under and in accordance with the licence referred to in subsection (1) shall, before the removal of that specimen from Hong Kong, produce, or cause to be produced, that licence to an authorized officer.
(3) A person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence and is liable— (Amended 7 of 2018 s. 6)
(a) on summary conviction—to a fine of $5,000,000 and to imprisonment for 2 years; or
(b) on conviction on indictment—to a fine of $10,000,000 and to imprisonment for 10 years. (Amended 7 of 2018 s. 6)