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Ref. : TRA CR 1006/17

15 May 2020

Dear Sirs,

TRADE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT CIRCULAR

UNITED NATIONS SANCTIONS
(CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC) REGULATION 2020

This is to announce for general information that on 15 May 2020 the Government gazetted the United Nations Sanctions (Central African Republic) Regulation 2020 ("the 2020 Regulation") (L.N. 79 of 2020).

2.Made under section 3 of the United Nations Sanctions Ordinance (Cap. 537), the 2020 Regulation implements sanctions against the Central African Republic as renewed by the United Nations Security Council under Resolution 2507.

3.The sanctions imposed under the 2020 Regulation include:

  • prohibition against the supply and carriage of arms or related materiel to the Central African Republic or connected persons;
  • prohibition against the provision to connected persons of any assistance related to military activities or the provision, maintenance or use of any arms or related materiel;
  • prohibition against making available economic assets to certain persons or entities, or dealing with economic assets of such persons or entities; and
  • prohibition against entry into or transit through the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region by certain persons.

4.An English version and a Chinese version of the UNSC documents relating to the 2020 Regulation are available at the Information Counter on 1/F, Trade and Industry Tower for public inspection. These documents can also be found at UN website http://www.un.org.

WARNING

5.Contravention to the prohibitions imposed by the 2020 Regulation attracts substantial penalties which may amount in some cases to imprisonment for 7 years and/or a fine.

IMPORTANT NOTE

6.This circular is NOT a statement of the Laws of Hong Kong and has NO legal status. Anyone interested in the 2020 Regulation should refer to the Government Gazette for details. The prohibitions in the 2020 Regulation will apply to any person and company/registered business irrespective of and notwithstanding the possession of valid licences issued by the Director-General of Trade and Industry under the Import and Export Ordinance (Cap. 60) and its subsidiary legislation and other Enactments.

ENQUIRIES

7.Enquiries concerning this circular can be directed to the undersigned at tel. no. 2398 5490.

Yours faithfully,

(Miss Samantha CHENG)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry

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