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The Hong Kong strategic trade control lists are based on the controls adopted by the various international export control regimes and conventions, namely, the Wassenaar Arrangement, Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), Zangger Committee established under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NNPT), Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), Australia Group (AG) and Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC).
The Hong Kong strategic trade control lists, which contain goods for which a licence is required for importing into/ exporting out of Hong Kong, are set out in the four Schedules (i.e. 1, 2, 3 and 4) to the Import and Export (Strategic Commodities) Regulations.
Schedule 1 to the Regulations comprises two lists : the Munitions List and the Dual-use Goods List together with Definition of Terms. They cover a wide variety of goods and technology, as set out below :
Munitions List covers firearms, ammunition, explosives, bombs and rockets, tanks and toxicological agents, etc., and equipment and technology for the production of these weapons, etc.
Dual-use Goods List covers a wide variety of industrial dual-use goods under ten categories :
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Category |
Commodities/Technology |
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0 |
Nuclear Materials, Facilities and Equipment |
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1 |
Materials, Chemicals, Micro-organisms and Toxins |
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2 |
Materials Processing |
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3 |
Electronics |
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4 |
Computers |
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5 |
Telecommunications & Information Security |
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6 |
Sensors & Lasers |
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7 |
Navigation & Avionics |
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8 |
Marine |
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9 |
Propulsion Systems, Space Vehicles and Related Equipment |
Each category is further divided into different sub-categories as follows -
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Sub-Categories |
Commodities/Technology |
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A |
Systems, Equipment & Components |
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B |
Test, Inspection & Production Equipment |
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C |
Materials |
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D |
Software |
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E |
Technology |
For easy identification of controls under various control regimes, the following numbering series are used :
| WA |
0 series |
(e.g. 1.A.001) |
| MTCR |
100 series |
(e.g. 1.A.102) |
| NNPT, NSG |
200 series |
(e.g. 1.A.202) |
| AG |
300 series |
(e.g. 1.C.351) |
| CWC |
400 series |
(e.g. 1.C.450) |
Note: The above numbering series apply to dual-use goods under Categories 1 to 9 only. Nuclear materials, facilities and equipment under Category 0 mirror those in the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Trigger List Guidelines.
For details, please refer to the Import and Export (Strategic Commodities) Regulations.
Schedule 2 to the Regulations extends controls to certain goods in transit and technological documents relating thereto, including certain specific munitions, items in the Category 0 of the Dual-use Goods List, encryption equipment, items of nuclear concern, and articles for a use relating to nuclear, chemical and biological weapons.
Schedule 3 brings end-use under control for materials, chemicals, agents and equipment for use in the production, development or use of nuclear, chemical and biological weapon purposes insofar that the importer or exporter knows that they will be used, or suspects that they might be used for those purposes.
Schedule 4 lists the activities under control in relation to articles specified in Schedule 3. |
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