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Post Office
[1987 Ed.
Prohibited articles.
1908 c. 48, s. 63.
(Cap. 134.)
32. (1) No person shall post, tender for posting or send by post-
(a) any postal packet consisting of or containing anything which might expose postal officials to danger or which might soil or damage any other postal packet;
(b) any explosive, inflammable or dangerous substance;
(c) any animal or insect, live or dead, except as provided for in any regulations made under this Ordinance;
(d) [Deleted, 34 of 1971, s. 3]
(e) any opium or any other drug to which the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance applies; (Amended, 33 of 1939, Supp. Schedule, G.N. 840/40; see 2 of 1946, Schedule I, Proc. No. 13)
(f) any obscene, immoral, indecent, offensive or libellous writing, picture or other thing;
(g) anything whatsoever of which the importation or circulation is forbidden in Hong Kong or in the country of destination (provided that such country is included in the Universal Postal Union); (Amended, 1 of 1987, s. 8)
(h) any seditious publication within the meaning of any enactment relating to sedition; (Replaced, 33 of 1939, Supp. Schedule, G.N. 840/40)
(i) any postal packet which without lawful authority or excuse contains or bears any imitation or representation of any postage stamp, British or foreign;
(j) any postal packet which purports to be prepaid with any postage stamp which in fact has been used or appears to have been used to prepay any other postal article;
(k) any imitation of any envelope, wrapper, card, form or document issued by any postal authority, British or foreign;
(l) any postal packet bearing any imitation of any words, letters or other marks used by any postal authority, British or foreign;
(m) any postal packet bearing without lawful authority any words, letters or other marks calculated to convey the impression that such postal packet has been sent on Her Majesty's service;
(n) any lottery tickets or any document relating to any lottery;
(o) coin or gold or silver bullion; or
(p) anything the sending of which by post is prohibited by any regulation made under this or any other Ordinance.
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