HONGKONG POSTAL GUIDE-PROHIBITED CONTENTS
phylloxera certificate); vegetables, flowers, leaves, roots, cuttings of trees, grapes, soiled paper of any kind or old printed papers. The importation of wax candles, fishing nets, saccharine, treacle, medicines and poisonous drugs is subject to special conditions.
19a.-Letters, plants.
20.-Letters, oleomargarine, butterine, and similar substitutes for butter.
21.-Same as Portugal (with the excep- tion of tobacco, which is not prohibited).
22.-Letters, liquids, worn clothing; opium (except for medical purposes), fire arms (except those intended for the per- sonal use of persons other than natives), unless sent with the written permission of the local authorities.
23.-Current coin, counterfeit money; arms and ammunition by way of mer- chandise, except by licence or authority of the Governor. Parts sent separately of articles liable to Customs duty, ganja, bhang.
24.-Letters, arms and implements of war, articles injurious to health. Plants are accepted at sender's risk.
25.-Letters, notes, explosive or inflam- mable material, opium, morphia, arms and ammunition, sabres, swords, bayonets, salt, morphine, cocaine, copper coins.
26.-Letters, opium, morphia morphine and cocaine.
27.-Same as Japan.
27a.-Letters, arms and ammunition. 28.-Same as Japan except that tobacco is admitted.
29.-Same as France, except as regards tobacco, of which the importation is permitted.
30.-Letters, gold, silver, arms, ammuni- tion, precious metals, whether in form of specie or bullion, tobacco and opium.
31.-Letters; poisons; tobacco seeds; dead animals and insects unless thoroughly dried; fruits and vegetables liable to early decom- position and arms of all kinds.
32.-Hashish, locust eggs, salt (other than table or rock salt); silver and copper coins and pre-Victorian gold coins.
33.-Same as France. Arms and am- munition can only be imported by special permission of the local authorities.
35.--Letters; imitations of money, notes, trade marks, stamps, or bills; potatoes from North America. Entrails of ruminants or pigs unless entirely dried in the air, or salted, horns or hoofs unless entirely dried in the air, wools rinsed or only "back washed, hay, straw, manure, milk, margarine, oleo- margarine, cheese and butter are subject to restrictions required by the law.
36.-Letters,daggers,sword-sticks,sword umbrellas, percussion caps and fire-arms
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37.-Letters, opium, arms, salt, coffee, plants and seeds.
37a.-Letters, coins, firearms and am- munitions of war.
376.-Letters, dead animals, coins or im- plements for making same, ammunitions and firearms.
38.-Letters; arms and ammunition; sugar-cane brandy or its combinations; articles of food containing ingredients injurious to health; salt, foreign coins, implements for coining.
39.-Letters; ammunition; gunpowder and saltpetre, hashish; artificial tobacco seeds and juice or extract of tobacco; cotton seeds; tombac, except by permis- sion of the Egyptian Government. Arms, poisons, Maria Theresa dollars and current coins other than gold coin, are subject to special restrictions. Soudan. In addition to the foregoing: Current, imitation and counterfeit coins, obsolete coins, jewellery, (except watches made of base metal), and all other articles of gold and silver are admitted only for those places which are mentioned in Observations as partaking in insurance system. Parcels for Sudan must be packed in wood, tin, canvas, linen, or such material, and be securely sealed with wax or (preferably) lead.
39a.-Same as Italy.
40.-Letters, rags, shoddy and disused clothing.
40a. Same as Denmark. 406.-Same as Sweden.
41.-Letters, secret and forbidden arms, ammunition, game out of season (grouse not included), fresh meat (except fillets and sirloins of beef), birds of various kinds, birds snared or netted, foreign bronze coin, tobacco (unless addressed to the "Regie" or in limited quantities for the personal use of the addressee), essence of tobacco, playing cards, shrubs, young trees (unless accompanied by phylloxera certificate), vine, cuttings with or without roots, grapes, &c., unless the consent of the Government is previously obtained. Me- dicine is accepted at the sender's risk, and the prescription must be copied upon the Customs Declaration Form. Articles of gold and silver and other precious articles can only be sent in insured parcels, and gold and silver jewellery not of the French legal standard will be broken up before being returned to the senders.
42.-Same as France, except that tobacco is admitted without restriction.
43.-Same as France, except that tobacco is admitted.
44.-Letters (except one for the ad- dressee.)
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