Legislative Council of Hong Kong

“ When determining whether a chemical is a hazardous chemical for the purposes of this Ordinance, the criteria to be followed as set out in or required under the Rotterdam Convention or the Stockholm Convention in determining whether a chemical should be subject to the regulation of the Convention are to be taken into account. ”

“ Regulation of Scheduled Chemicals
6. Restriction on manufacture of scheduled chemicals
(1) Except under and in accordance with a permit, a person shall not manufacture any scheduled chemical.
(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 5 and to imprisonment for 1 year.
(3) In any proceedings for an offence under subsection (1) , it is a defence for the person charged to prove that he did not know and could not with reasonable diligence have known that the chemical was a scheduled chemical. ”

“ Where the Director cancels a permit under section 19, he may give such directions as he considers appropriate regarding the disposal of any scheduled chemical that, but for the cancellation, is authorized to be manufactured, exported, imported or used under the permit, including the disposal of any thing of which the chemical is a part and any container that is used for containing the chemical or thing. ”