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HK Historical Laws 香港歷史法例 All AI Reviewed

1987 Ed.]

Post Office

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(2) No person shall post or tender for posting or send by post, in any particular kind of postal packet, anything if the sending of such thing by post in that kind of postal packet is prohibited by any regulation made under this Ordinance.

(3) The importation by post of anything which is prohibited to be sent by post is prohibited.

(4) [Deleted, I of 1987, s. 5]

(5) If any postal packet received by the Post Office from outside Hong Kong for delivery in Hong Kong contains anything the sending of which by post is prohibited by or under this Ordinance, it shall be lawful for a magistrate, upon such notice to the addressee as he may think reasonable, to order that such thing be forfeited to the Crown, and anything so forfeited shall be dealt with in such way as the Governor may direct. (Amended, I of 1987, s. 8)

(6) It shall be lawful for the Postmaster General to refuse to receive in the post or to refuse to forward anything which, by reason of its nature, contents or form or for any other reason, is not in accordance with any departmental rules made or adopted by him or any departmental practice followed in the Post Office.

32A. Any person who-

(a) fraudulently prints or impresses upon or affixes to any material any postage stamp;

(b) knowingly sells or offers or exposes for sale or utters or uses any postage stamp which has been fraudulently printed or impressed;

(c) fraudulently mutilates any postage stamp, with intent that any use may be made of any part of such postage stamp;

(d) fraudulently cuts, tears or in any way removes from any material any postage stamp, with intent that any use may be made of such postage stamp or any part thereof;

(e) fraudulently affixes to or places upon any material any postage stamp or part of a postage stamp which, whether fraudulently or not, has been cut, torn or in any way removed from any material or out of or from any other postage stamp;

(f) fraudulently adds to, erases or otherwise either really or apparently removes from any postage stamp any name, sum, date or other matter or thing whatsoever, with intent that any use may be made of such postage stamp;

(g) wilfully removes or attempts to remove from any postage stamp any cancelling marks thereon;

Offences relating to postage stamps.

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1987 Ed.] Post Office [CAP. 98 15 (2) No person shall post or tender for posting or send by post, in any particular kind of postal packet, anything if the sending of such thing by post in that kind of postal packet is prohibited by any regulation made under this Ordinance. (3) The importation by post of anything which is prohibited to be sent by post is prohibited. (4) [Deleted, I of 1987, s. 5] (5) If any postal packet received by the Post Office from outside Hong Kong for delivery in Hong Kong contains anything the sending of which by post is prohibited by or under this Ordinance, it shall be lawful for a magistrate, upon such notice to the addressee as he may think reasonable, to order that such thing be forfeited to the Crown, and anything so forfeited shall be dealt with in such way as the Governor may direct. (Amended, I of 1987, s. 8) (6) It shall be lawful for the Postmaster General to refuse to receive in the post or to refuse to forward anything which, by reason of its nature, contents or form or for any other reason, is not in accordance with any departmental rules made or adopted by him or any departmental practice followed in the Post Office. 32A. Any person who- (a) fraudulently prints or impresses upon or affixes to any material any postage stamp; (b) knowingly sells or offers or exposes for sale or utters or uses any postage stamp which has been fraudulently printed or impressed; (c) fraudulently mutilates any postage stamp, with intent that any use may be made of any part of such postage stamp; (d) fraudulently cuts, tears or in any way removes from any material any postage stamp, with intent that any use may be made of such postage stamp or any part thereof; (e) fraudulently affixes to or places upon any material any postage stamp or part of a postage stamp which, whether fraudulently or not, has been cut, torn or in any way removed from any material or out of or from any other postage stamp; (f) fraudulently adds to, erases or otherwise either really or apparently removes from any postage stamp any name, sum, date or other matter or thing whatsoever, with intent that any use may be made of such postage stamp; (g) wilfully removes or attempts to remove from any postage stamp any cancelling marks thereon; Offences relating to postage stamps.
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1987 Ed.] Post Office [CAP. 98 15 (2) No person shall post or tender for posting or send by post, in any particular kind of postal packet, anything if the sending of such thing by post in that kind of postal packet is prohibited by any regulation made under this Ordinance. (3) The importation by post of anything which is prohibited to be sent by post is prohibited. (4) [Deleted, I of 1987, s. 5] (5) If any postal packet received by the Post Office from outside Hong Kong for delivery in Hong Kong contains anything the sending of which by post is prohibited by or under this Ordinance, it shall be lawful for a magistrate, upon such notice to the addressee as he may think reasonable, to order that such thing be forfeited to the Crown, and anything so forfeited shall be dealt with in such way as the Governor may direct. (Amended, I of 1987, s. 8) (6) It shall be lawful for the Postmaster General to refuse to receive in the post or to refuse to forward anything which, by reason of its nature, contents or form or for any other reason, is not in accordance with any departmental rules made or adopted by him or any departmental practice followed in the Post Office. 32A. Any person who- (a) fraudulently prints or impresses upon or affixes to any material any postage stamp; (b) knowingly sells or offers or exposes for sale or utters or uses any postage stamp which has been fraudulently printed or impressed; (c) fraudulently mutilates any postage stamp, with intent that any use may be made of any part of such postage stamp; (d) fraudulently cuts, tears or in any way removes from any material any postage stamp, with intent that any use may be made of such postage stamp or any part thereof; (e) fraudulently affixes to or places upon any material any postage stamp or part of a postage stamp which, whether fraudulently or not, has been cut, torn or in any way removed from any material or out of or from any other postage stamp; (ƒ) fraudulently adds to, erases or otherwise either really or apparently removes from any postage stamp any name, sum, date or other matter or thing whatsoever, with intent that any use may be made of such postage stamp; (g) wilfully removes or attempts to remove from any postage stamp any cancelling marks thereon; Offences relating to postage stamps.
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1987 Ed.]

Post Office

[CAP. 98

15

(2) No person shall post or tender for posting or send by post, in any particular kind of postal packet, anything if the sending of such thing by post in that kind of postal packet is prohibited by any regulation made under this Ordinance.

(3) The importation by post of anything which is prohibited to be sent by post is prohibited.

(4) [Deleted, I of 1987, s. 5]

(5) If any postal packet received by the Post Office from outside Hong Kong for delivery in Hong Kong contains anything the sending of which by post is prohibited by or under this Ordinance, it shall be lawful for a magistrate, upon such notice to the addressee as he may think reasonable, to order that such thing be forfeited to the Crown, and anything so forfeited shall be dealt with in such way as the Governor may direct. (Amended, I of 1987, s. 8)

(6) It shall be lawful for the Postmaster General to refuse to receive in the post or to refuse to forward anything which, by reason of its nature, contents or form or for any other reason, is not in accordance with any departmental rules made or adopted by him or any departmental practice followed in the Post Office.

32A. Any person who-

(a) fraudulently prints or impresses upon or affixes to any

material any postage stamp;

(b) knowingly sells or offers or exposes for sale or utters or uses any postage stamp which has been fraudulently printed or impressed;

(c) fraudulently mutilates any postage stamp, with intent that

any use may be made of any part of such postage stamp;

(d) fraudulently cuts, tears or in any way removes from any material any postage stamp, with intent that any use may be made of such postage stamp or any part thereof;

(e) fraudulently affixes to or places upon any material any postage stamp or part of a postage stamp which, whether fraudulently or not, has been cut, torn or in any way removed from any material or out of or from any other postage stamp;

(ƒ) fraudulently adds to, erases or otherwise either really or apparently removes from any postage stamp any name, sum, date or other matter or thing whatsoever, with intent that any use may be made of such postage stamp;

(g) wilfully removes or attempts to remove from any postage

stamp any cancelling marks thereon;

Offences relating to postage stamps.

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