8. Possession of prohibited weapons (Section 4 Weapons Ordinance)
Any person who has possession of any prohibited weapon commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $10,000 and to imprisonment for 3 years (section 4 Weapons Ordinance).
List of prohibited weapons (Schedule Weapons Ordinance):
- Chinese-style throwing dart
- Gravity knife
- Gravity-operated steel baton
- Knuckleduster whether spiked or not and with or without blade
- Chinese-style fighting iron
- Spring-loaded steel baton
- Any knife the blade which is exposed by a spring or other mechanical or electric device
- Any blade or pointed weapon designed to be used in a fashion whereby the handle is held in a clenched fist and the blade or pointed protrudes between the fingers or the fist.