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Ref. : TRA CR 1006/1

15 May 2020

Dear Sirs,

TRADE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT CIRCULAR

UNITED NATIONS SANCTIONS (LIBYA) REGULATION 2019
(AMENDMENT) REGULATION 2020

This is to announce for general information that on 15 May 2020 the Government gazetted the United Nations Sanctions (Libya) Regulation 2019 (Amendment) Regulation 2020 ("the Amendment Regulation") (L.N. 80 of 2020).

2.Made under section 3 of the United Nations Sanctions Ordinance (Cap. 537), the Amendment Regulation implements sanctions against Libya as renewed by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) under Resolution 2509.

3.The sanctions renewed by the Amendment Regulation include:

• prohibition against loading, transport or discharge of petroleum from Libya aboard ships designated by the relevant UNSC Sanctions Committee;
• prohibition against engaging in financial transactions related to any petroleum from Libya aboard ships designated by the relevant UNSC Sanctions Committee;
• prohibition against the provision of certain services to ships designated by the relevant UNSC Sanctions Committee; and
• prohibition against ships designated by the relevant UNSC Sanctions Committee from entering waters of Hong Kong.

4.An English version and a Chinese version of the UNSC documents relating to the Amendment 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 Amendment 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 Amendment Regulation should refer to the Government Gazette for details. The prohibitions in the Amendment 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

Note: While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the above information, the Department cannot guarantee this to be so and will not be held liable for any reliance placed on the same.