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Shopping on the Internet is convenient but not risk free. There are no specific legislations in Hong Kong regulating online retail business. However, some provisions in various ordinances may apply.<\/p>\n
Under\u00a0Section 7(1)(a)(ii)<\/a>\u00a0of the\u00a0Trade Descriptions Ordinance<\/a>\u00a0(Chapter 362<\/a>), it is an offence to supply or offer to supply any goods to which a false trade description is applied, that is, goods that imitate another product but were not made by the manufacturer of the product that has been imitated. This includes offering to supply such goods on the Internet.<\/p>\n Pursuant to\u00a0section 7(1)(b)<\/a>\u00a0of the same Ordinance, it is also an offence to possess at home for sale via the Internet goods.<\/p>\n Any person who commits an offence under\u00a0section 7<\/a>\u00a0shall be liable to a fine of $500,000 and to imprisonment for 5 years on conviction on indictment; and on summary conviction, to a fine at level 6 (currently $100,000) and to imprisonment for 2 years.<\/p>\n If the seller never had the intention to supply the advertised goods or, having received money from the purchaser decides not to supply the goods, the seller may have committed the offence of theft under\u00a0sections 2<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a09<\/a>\u00a0of the\u00a0Theft Ordinance<\/a>\u00a0(Chapter 210<\/a>). The sum of money paid by the buyer is considered property stolen by the seller, if the seller did not supply the goods. The maximum sentence for the offence is 10 years\u2019 imprisonment.<\/p>\n In addition, the seller may have also committed the offence of \u201cobtaining property by deception\u201d contrary to\u00a0section 17<\/a>\u00a0of the\u00a0Theft Ordinance<\/a>\u00a0(Chapter 210<\/a>). If there never was an intention to supply the goods, the purchaser has been dishonestly deceived into parting with his or her money. This offence carries a maximum sentence of 14 years\u2019 imprisonment.<\/p>\n The Consumer Council has issued some online shopping tips to help consumers shop safely online. You may click\u00a0here<\/a> to view it.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Consumer Contracts” module_class=”posttitle” _builder_version=”4.9.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] VIII. Online shopping [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] Shopping on the Internet is convenient but not risk free. There are no specific legislations in Hong Kong regulating online retail business. However, some provisions in various […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":" Adoption is a legal process by which parental rights and responsibilities over a child are transferred from the birth parents to the adoptive parents. An adoption in Hong Kong must be effected in accordance with the Adoption Ordinance , Cap. 290<\/a> , Laws of Hong Kong. The guiding principle in the adoption process is the \u201cbest interests of the child\u201d ( section 8<\/a> of the Adoption Ordinance<\/a> ).<\/p> Local adoption service in Hong Kong is provided by the Adoption Unit of the Social Welfare Department and three non-governmental organizations, as Accredited Bodies:<\/p> The statutory requirements concerning the accreditation system in respect of local adoption in the HKSAR are set out in sections 26<\/a> , 26A<\/a> and 26B<\/a> of the Adoption Ordinance<\/a> .<\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[35,26,29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-573","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-consumer-rights","category-daily-lives-legal-issues","category-topics"],"yoast_head":"\nB. Not receiving product after ordering and paying over the Internet<\/h2>\n