Gambling Ordinance Part III 3-8 Section 11 11. Cap. 148 Buying lottery tickets (1) Any person who has in his possession a ticket relating to an unlawful lottery commits an offence and is liable—  (Amended 38 of 1994 s. 4) (a) on first conviction to a fine of $10,000 and to imprisonment for 3 months; (b) on second conviction to a fine of $20,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months; (c) on third or subsequent conviction to a fine of $30,000 and to imprisonment for 9 months. (2) In this section, lottery (獎券活動) does not include a lottery promoted, conducted or managed outside Hong Kong. (Added 38 of 1994 s. 4) (Amended 42 of 1990 s. 8) 12. Publications as to lotteries (1) Any person who in any manner—  (Amended 38 of 1994 s. 5) (a) writes, prints or publishes, or causes to be written, printed or published— (i) any ticket relating to an unlawful lottery; or (ii) a list of prizes in an unlawful lottery; or (b) provides or publishes, or causes to be provided or published, expressly or otherwise— (i) any tip, hint or forecast relating to the result of an unlawful lottery; or (ii) any announcement of the result of an unlawful lottery, commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of $50,000 and to imprisonment for 2 years. Verified Copy Last updated date 13.12.2018