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Trade and Industry Department The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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e-mail address : enquiry@tid.gov.hk

Ref. : TRA CR 1006/1

14 October 2022

Dear Sirs,

TRADE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT CIRCULAR

United Nations Sanctions (Libya) Regulation 2019 (Amendment) Regulation 2022

This is to announce for general information that on 14 October 2022 the Government gazetted the United Nations Sanctions (Libya) Regulation 2019 (Amendment) Regulation 2022 ("the Amendment Regulation") (L.N. 192 of 2022).

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 2644.

3.The renewed sanctions implemented by the Amendment Regulation include:

  • prohibition against the loading, transport or discharge of petroleum from Libya aboard certain ships;
  • prohibition against engaging in any financial transaction related to any petroleum from Libya aboard certain ships;
  • prohibition against the provision of certain services to ships under certain circumstances; and
  • prohibition against certain ships entering the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

4.An English version and a Chinese version of the UNSC documents relating to the Amendment Regulation are available at the Integrated Customer Service Centre on 13/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,

(Nate CHAN)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry

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