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Section 31A — “Die” and “instrument”

As in force on 10 February 2020.

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31A.“Die” and “instrument”

For the purposes of Chapters XII and XVIII —

“die” includes any plate, type, tool, chop or implement and also any part of any die, plate, type, tool, chop or implement, and any stamp or impression thereof or any part of such stamp or impression;

“instrument” includes any document whether of a formal or an informal nature, any postage stamp or revenue stamp, any seal or die, and any disc, card, tape, microchip, sound-track or other device on or in which information is recorded or stored by mechanical, electronic, optical or other means.

[HK Crimes Ordinance 1971, s. 68]