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歡迎大家收聽「長者法網智多聲」。相信各位老友記都是奉公守法的好市民,不過為免不慎犯了法,知多一點就更好了。這一節我們會為大家介紹一些長者較常犯的罪行。

不少老友記都會到內地或出境遊玩,那大家能不能說說,有甚麼是不可以帶回香港呢?會不會立刻想起家燕姐這句話:「帶無衛生證明的生肉入境,是違法的,不要帶入境呀。」對了,沒有官方證明書,而將家禽、或新鮮或冷藏肉類輸入香港是犯法的,可以被罰款和監禁。

內地很常見的盜版光碟又怎樣呢?任何人如果售賣盜版光碟、為了售賣而製作或管有盜版光碟、將盜版光碟輸入或輸出香港、或分發盜版光碟等,都是犯法,可以被罰款和監禁。如果您過關時藏了很多盜版光碟,執法人員可能會懷疑您有不法用途,隨時會被拘捕的。

A貨亦即冒牌貨品,也不可以帶進香港。製作甚至售賣冒牌貨品就更是不可以了,可以被罰款和監禁。

要交稅的物品,例如煙酒,雖然可以攜帶入境,但一定要申報,否則也是犯法。大家常常聽到的「私煙」,即未完稅香煙,無論是管有、提出想購買私煙或售賣私煙,都同樣是犯法。

不少老友記喜歡在公園下棋、玩撲克牌等,有時打打「牙骹戰」沒有問題,但千萬不要賭錢,否則就是非法賭博。那麼在家玩玩「衛生麻雀」可以了吧?只要不是以生意形式經營,並且不會抽佣或「抽水」,就沒有問題了。另外要記住了,賭錢的話,一定要到合法場所,即政府發了牌的地方。在無牌地方賭錢,無論賭甚麼也好,也是犯法的,初犯最高也可被罰款一萬元和監禁三個月,再犯的話,刑罰還會更重。

不時都有新聞報道指有人因為騙綜援要坐牢,那麼怎樣就算是騙綜援呢?這樣的,申請綜援要符合很多規定,例如居港年期、經濟狀況和其他附加準則等,亦要向社會福利署申報資產,如果申請人在過程之中,蓄意漏報或虛報一些資料,或財政狀況有改變但不申報,而這些資料或財政改變,可能影響到申請結果的話,就算是騙綜援了,亦即犯了欺詐罪,最高可以被判監14年。

從前香港滿街都是小販,現在就要領取牌照才可以擺檔,否則就是犯法。如果沒有攤檔,只是將貨物擺在街上售賣,但貨物阻礙到其他人或車輛,甚至造成危險,也是犯法的,可以被罰款或監禁。就算有小販牌照,也要依照發牌條件來售賣貨物,例如小販牌如果不是銷售熟食牌照,攤檔有任何灶具或加熱設備,就是犯法了。

另外,要記住了,千萬不要隨便借自己的銀行戶口給親戚朋友存錢或提款,否則可能會被人利用來清洗黑錢,隨時會犯上洗黑錢罪,分分鐘要坐牢的。

各位醒目的老友記,認識多點法律之後,將來有哪位親朋戚友可能誤墮法網,您們就可以多加提點了。拜拜。

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It is an offence not to declare goods brought into Hong Kong which are dutiable (i.e. a tax needs to be paid on them). These include alcohol, tobacco (cigarettes), and petrol oil (diesel oil).

Any goods which are dutiable cannot be sold without a license. It is also an offence to offer to buy dutiable goods except from a licensed warehouse, the place of manufacture, or the vessel they were legally imported in.

(Section 17(8), Dutiable Commodities Ordinance, Cap.109)

 

Cigarettes

You cannot possess, sell, or offer to buy cigarettes for which duty has not been paid.

How do I know if duty has been paid for my cigarettes?

Duty paid cigarettes have the Hong Kong Government’s health warning on the packet.

If you are in possession of more than 500 cigarettes that are in packets with the “HKDNP” mark or do not have the Hong Kong Government’s health warning printed on the packet, the court will assume duty has not been paid for them.

The maximum penalty for this offence is a fine of HK$1,000,000 and immediate imprisonment of two years.

(Section 17, Dutiable Commodities Ordinance, Cap.109)

 

Counterfeit CD’s/DVD’s, etc.

Anyone who:

  • makes for sale,
  • imports,
  • exports,
  • sells,
  • offers or shows for sale,
  • possesses for sale, or
  • distributes

any copies of copyrighted work without the permission of the copyright owner commits an offence under section 118(1) of the Copyright Ordinance.

Any person in breach of this section of the Ordinance is subject to a maximum penalty of a HK$50,000 fine and four years’ imprisonment.

Can I carry ‘fake’ DVD/CD’s in my bag when crossing the border?

If you carry a large number of these discs in your bag, you could be prosecuted for importing an infringing copy of the work for other than private or domestic use.

What if I have ‘fake’ copyrighted goods in my home?

Under the Copyright Ordinance, if you have a number of fake copyrighted goods, such as DVDs or CDs, stored at home, you could be liable for possession of an infringing copy with the intention of selling it. This will likely be inferred if you have multiple copies of the same work.

Can I make copies in my home?

It is an offence to possess an article designed for making infringing copies of copyright work under section 118(4)(d) of the Copyright Ordinance. The possession of computers used to make copies, even in domestic premises, amounts to an offence.

The maximum penalty for this offence is a HK$500,000 fine and eight years’ imprisonment.

(Sections 118 and 119 of the Copyright Ordinance, Cap. 528)

 

Counterfeit’ goods

Under section 12 of the Trade Descriptions Ordinance, Cap. 362, it is an offence to bring into Hong Kong goods which have a forged trademark:i.e. ‘fake’ goods. Anyone who makes or produces ‘fake’ goods in Hong Kong or sells such goods also commits an offence under section 7 of the Ordinance.

The maximum penalty for doing any of the above is a fine of HK$500,000 and five years’ imprisonment.

What is considered to be a forged trade mark (i.e. ‘fake’ goods)?

A forged trade mark is:

  • a trademark which falsifies (resembles but is not nearly the same as) a genuine trademark, or
  • one which, without the consent of the owner, so nearly resembles the trade mark that it deceives potential buyers.

 

Meat

All fresh or frozen meat imported into Hong Kong must have an official certificate issued by an authority recognized by the Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene. This includes any fresh or frozen meat brought across the border from the Mainland.

The maximum penalty for bringing meat into Hong Kong without an official certificate is a HK$50,000 fine and six months’ imprisonment.

(Reg. 7, Imported Game, Meat, and Poultry Regulations, Cap. 132AK)