THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, APRIL 8, 1932.
opium
20. No person shall export, or do any act preparatory to Exportation or for the purpose of exporting, any prepared opium or of prepared opium dross: Provided that this section shall not be con- prohibited. strued as applying to the possession, under special permit from the Superintendent, by a passenger from the Colony to any place not within the Colony of a quantity of prepared opium, to be used for personal consumption on the voyage, not exceeding five mace for every day of duration of the
voyage
PART IV.
GENERAL.
Ships.
from being
21.-(1) No person shall, without lawful authority of Ships, excuse, use any ship for the importation, landing, removal, prohibited. carriage, conveyance, storage or exportation of any opium used in in contravention of this Ordinance.
(2) Where the amount of any such opium found on board any such ship exceeds--
(a) in the case of any ship of sixty tons net register tonnage and upwards, 500 taels in weight; or,
(b) in the case of any ship under sixty tons net register tonnage, 100 taels in weight;
want of knowledge of such user shall not be deemed an excuse under this section if the owner, agent, master or other person charged was in a position to take reasonable precautions to prevent such user and neglected to take such precautions.
smuggling opium.
on ship's
22.-(1) No person shall bring or have in his possession Opium not on board any ship any opium, other than the prepared opium manifest. specified in the proviso to section 20, unless the same is entered on the manifest of the ship.
(2) The master of any such ship may seize any such opium as aforesaid found on board his ship which is not entered on the manifest, and may retain the same in his possession until he can deliver it to a police officer.
Post Office.
23.--(1) No person shall send any opium by post.
Postal provisions.
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(2) It shall be lawful for the Postmaster General detain and open any postal article which he may suspect to contain any opium or anything which would be liable to seizure under section 31 (1) (f).
(3) If any postal article contains any opium, or if any postal article contains anything which would be liable to seizure under section 31 (1) (f), it shall be lawful for the Postmaster General to detain such postal article and all its contents, and to deal with such article and its contents as the Governor may direct.
(4) Sub-sections (2) and (3) shall apply to all postal articles, whether posted in the Colony or not.
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