No person may, without lawful excuse, sell, offer for sale, or possess listed plant species; breaches are offences punishable by a level 4 fine.
Forestry Regulations(Cap. 96, section 3) [30 July 1937](Format changes—E.R. 6 of 2021) 1. These regulations may be cited as the Forestry Regulations. 2. No person shall without lawful excuse sell, offer for sale, or have in his possession or under his custody or control any portion of any of the following plants— Scientific Name English CommonName (forinformation only) Chinese CommonName (forinformation only) 1. Ailanthus fordii Ailanthus 福氏臭椿 2. Amentotaxus argotaenia Amentotaxus 穗花杉 3. Angiopteris evecta Mules-foot Fern 觀音座蓮 4. Aristolochia tagala India Birthwort 印度馬兜鈴 5. Asplenium nidus Bird’s-nest Fern 雀巢芒 6. Camellia species Camellias 各種茶花 7. Cyatheaceae species Tree Ferns 桫欏科植物 8. Dendrobenthamia hongkongensis Hong Kong Dogwood 香港四照花 9. Drosera peltata Crescent-leaved Sundew 茅膏菜 10. Enkianthus quinqueflorus Chinese New Year Flower 吊鐘 11. Illicium species Star-anises 各種八角 12. Illigera celebica (= Illigera platyandra) Illigera 青藤 13. Impatiens hongkongensis Hong Kong Balsam 香港鳳仙 14. Iris speculatrix Hong Kong Iris 小花鳶尾 15. Keteleeria fortunei Keteleeria 油杉 16. Lagerstroemia species Crape Myrtles 各種紫薇 17. Lilium brownii Chinese Lily 淡紫百合 18. Magnoliaceae species Magnolias 木蘭科植物 19. Nepenthes species Pitcher-plants 豬籠草 20. Orchidaceae species Orchids 各種蘭花 21. Pavetta hongkongensis Pavetta 茜木 22. Platycodon grandiflorum Balloon Flower 桔梗 23. Rehderodendron kwangtungense Kwangtung Rehdertree 廣東木瓜紅 24. Rhododendron species Azaleas 各種杜鵑 25. Rhodoleia championi Rhodoleia 紅苞木 26. Tutcheria spectabilis Tutcheria 石筆木 27. Schoepfia chinensis Schoepfia 青皮樹 (G.N. 744 of 1937; L.N. 135 of 1993) 3. Regulation 2 shall not apply to plants grown outside Hong Kong or on any land held from the Government under a lease, licence or permit or by virtue of an Ordinance. (L.N. 135 of 1993; 29 of 1998 s. 105) 4. (Repealed L.N. 135 of 1993) 5. (Repealed L.N. 135 of 1993) 6. (Repealed L.N. 135 of 1993) 7. (Repealed L.N. 135 of 1993) 8. (Repealed L.N. 135 of 1993) 9. (Repealed L.N. 135 of 1993) 10. (Repealed L.N. 135 of 1993) 11. (Repealed L.N. 135 of 1993) 12. (1) Any person who acts in contravention of regulation 2 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to a fine at level 4. (L.N. 135 of 1993; E.R. 6 of 2021) (2) (Repealed L.N. 135 of 1993)(G.N.A. 75 of 1951)