CAP. 134]
Dangerous Drugs
[1988 Ed.
(a) have in his possession; or
(b) smoke, inhale, ingest or inject,
a dangerous drug.
(2) Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction on indictment or on summary conviction to a fine of $10,000 and, subject to section 54A, to imprisonment for 3 years. (Amended, 67 of 1979, s. 2)
Cultivation of and dealing in cannabis plant and opium poppy
9. (1) No person shall cultivate any plant of the genus cannabis or the opium poppy,
(2) No person shall, on his own behalf or on behalf of any other person, whether or not such other person is in Hong Kong
(a) supply or procure or offer to supply or procure;
(b) in any way deal in or with or offer or purport to deal in or with; or
(c) import into or export from Hong Kong or do an act preparatory to or
for the purpose of such importing or exporting,
any plant of the genus cannabis or the opium poppy, whether or not the same is in Hong Kong or is ascertained or appropriated or in existence.
(3) No person shall have in his possession any plant of the genus cannabis
or the opium poppy unless the same is in transit.
(4) Section 14 shall apply to any plant of the genus cannabis and the opium poppy when the same is in transit as it applies to a dangerous drug which is in transit.
(5) Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction on indictment to a fine of $100,000 and to imprisonment for 15 years.
PART III
ISSUE OF LICENCES AND CERTIFICATES, REQUIREMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH LAWFUL IMPORT AND EXPORT OF DANGEROUS
DRUGS, AND DANGEROUS DRUGS IN TRANSIT
Licence to import dangerous drug
10. (1) The Director may issue an import licence authorizing the person named therein to import into Hong Kong, within the period specified therein, such quantity of a dangerous drug as may be specified therein.
(2) When an import licence is issued to any person under subsection (1), the Director shall also issue to that person an import certificate, and where such person intends to import the dangerous drug in more than one consignment the Director shall issue to him a separate import certificate in respect of each consignment.