Importation of Equines (Prohibition) Order, Chapter 139G(Section 4)of 1949 as amended in 1997. Country/Territory China, Hong Kong SAR Document type Regulation Date 1949 (1997) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Equine-animals Internal trade Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Animal health Authorization/permit Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Abstract This Order provides for restrictions on the importation or transhipment of equines into Hong Kong from any Asian country, with the sole exception of those animals whose importation and transhipment has been previously permitted under the mandatory issuance of a permit granted by the Senior Veterinary Officer. Full text English