1987 Ed.]
Pharmacy and Poisons Regulations
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(2) The container of any article specified in the Fifth Schedule shall, instead of being labelled with the word “Poison #*” be labelled with the words specified in that Schedule as applicable to that article.
(3) The words referred to in paragraph (2) or the word "Poison ", as the case may be, shall not be modified in meaning by the addition of any other words or marks, and—
(a) in the case of a substance included in the First Schedule, shall either be in red lettering or be set against a red background; and
(b) in all cases shall either be on a separate label or be surrounded by a line within which there shall be no other words except words with which the container of the poison is required to be labelled under the Ordinance or these regulations.
16. (1) No person shall sell or supply any poison—
(a) in the case of a liquid other than a medicine, in a container of a capacity of not more than 2 litres, unless the container is labelled with the words "Not to be taken &"; and
(b) in the case of an embrocation, liniment, lotion, liquid antiseptic, or other liquid medicine for external application, unless the container is labelled with the type of preparation and the words "For external use only Я”.
(2) No person shall sell or supply any compressed hydrocyanic acid, unless the container thereof is labelled with the words “Warning. This container holds poisonous gas and should only be opened and used by persons having expert knowledge of the precautions to be taken in its use. 警告:此容器內載毒氣,祇限由具有專門知識而在使用上知所提防之人士開啟及使用.”
(3) This regulation shall be in addition to the other requirements of the Ordinance and of these regulations with respect to labelling and shall apply to the transactions referred to in sections 28 and 32, but shall not apply to the sale or supply of poisons to be exported to purchasers outside Hong Kong.
17. (1) Section 27(d) (which requires the container of a poison to be labelled with the name of the seller and the address of the premises on which it was sold) shall apply to the transactions referred to in section 32, but shall not apply--
(a) in the case of an article sold for the purpose of being sold again in the same container; or
(b) to poisons to be exported to purchasers outside Hong Kong.
(2) The requirements of section 27(d) shall be deemed to be satisfied, in the case of a poison supplied from a warehouse or depot, if the container of the poison is labelled with the address of the supplier's principal place of business.
[Subsidiary]
Fifth Schedule.
First Schedule.
Special precautions in the case of certain articles. L.N. 22/82.
L.N. 137/78.
Name of seller and address of premises.