HK set to tighten baby formula rules  

不论包装均适用 香港限离境最多携带奶粉1.8公斤

香港特区政府保安局局长黎栋国24日指出，港府限制携带奶粉出境法例将于3月1日生效。据香港《文汇报》报道，届时海关人员将于各口岸加强执法，港府也已新添所需仪器，包括X光机，期藉此保障本地母亲可购得奶粉。

Hong Kong (CNS) –– The crackdown on infant-formula smuggling will be intensified severely if the formula ban takes effect on March 1, the Hong Kong Security Bureau said on Sunday.

Secretary for Security Lai Tung-kwok said that once the amended legislation is approved it will apply to all people, regardless of background, and to all types of formula products. He warned visitors not to defy it.

HK government officials have said the amendment would prohibit individuals from carrying more than 1.8 kilograms, or about two cans, of formula across the city's borders.

The amendment is to be handed to the Hong Kong Legislative Council this Wednesday for final approval.

Customs checkpoints have already been equipped with new facilities including X-ray machines, according to reports by Wen Wei Po, a Hong Kong-based newspaper.