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Cross-boundary Movement of Physical Currency and Bearer Negotiable Instruments Ordinance Part 2—Division 1 Section 5 (7) If a declaration made for the purposes of this section contains any information that is false in a material particular, the person who makes the declaration commits an offence.

(8) A person who commits an offence under subsection (5), (6) or (7) is liable on conviction to a fine of $500,000 and to imprisonment for 2 years.

(9) It is a defence for a person charged under subsection (5) if the person establishes that at the time of the alleged offence the person did not know, had no reason to suspect, and could not with reasonable diligence have ascertained, that the person was in possession of a large quantity of CBNIs.

(10) It is a defence for a person charged under subsection (7) if the person establishes that at the time of the alleged offence the person did not know, had no reason to suspect, and could not with reasonable diligence have ascertained, that the information concerned was false in a material particular.

5. Disclosure by persons arriving in Hong Kong other than at specified control points and persons about to leave Hong Kong

(1) Subject to section 3, this section applies in relation to—
 * (a) a person who arrives in Hong Kong (other than at a specified control point) from a place outside Hong Kong; and
 * (b) a person who is about to leave Hong Kong.

(2) An authorized officer—
 * (a) may require the person to disclose whether the person is in possession of a large quantity of CBNIs; and