Import and Export Ordinance

(1)
Any person who alters the fittings, fabric or structure, or makes use of the altered fittings, fabric or structure, of any vessel, aircraft or vehicle for the purpose of smuggling any article into or out of Hong Kong shall be guilty of an offence and shall be
liable—
(a)
on summary conviction to a fine of $500,000 and to imprisonment for 2 years;
(b)
on conviction on indictment to a fine of $2,000,000 and to imprisonment for 7 years.
(Amended
1 of 1994 s. 6
)
(2)
If—
(a)
the Commissioner, any authorized officer or any member of the Customs and Excise Service reasonably suspects that any vessel, aircraft or vehicle has been used or is intended to be used for the purpose of smuggling; and
(b)
the vessel, aircraft or vehicle is found in Hong Kong to
have—
(i)
any false bulkhead, bow, side or bottom;
(ii)
any secret or disguised place adapted for the purpose of concealing any article; or
(iii)
any hole, pipe or other device adapted for the purpose of smuggling,
the fittings, fabric or structure of the vessel, aircraft or vehicle shall be presumed to have been altered for the purpose of smuggling an article into or out of Hong Kong in the absence of evidence to the contrary.
(Amended
L.N. 294 of 1982
)