Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance

(1)
Subject to this Ordinance, the ownership of every relic discovered in Hong Kong
                after the
                    commencement
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of this Ordinance shall vest in the Government from the moment of
                discovery.
(2)
The Authority may,
                on
                behalf of the Government, disclaim the ownership of a relic so discovered, and upon
                such
disclaimer—
(Amended
E.R. 6 of
                        2019
)
(a)
the ownership of the Government in the relic shall be extinguished;
                    and
(b)
the ownership of the relic shall vest in the person, who, but for the
                    enactment of this Ordinance, would otherwise have been the owner
                    thereof.