Hong Kong - Renew Firearms Licence (Shooting Club)

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Procedure

1. To renew a Firearms Licence for shooting club members, you will need to file an application with the Arms Licensing Department. Make an appointment with the Police Licensing Office to submit application and to attend an interview by the responsible police officer(s). You can book an appointment between three months and not later than one month prior to the expiry of the licence. Any appointment scheduled less than one month prior to the expiry of the licence period is not advisable and may lead to the processing of the application not being completed before the licence expires.
   You are required to submit in person the completed application form to the Police Licensing Office on the scheduled date.
2. Links to application form are provided under 'Documents to Use' section which you can use to download the application form.
3. Submit the completed form together with all other required documents.
4. Pay the application fee.

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Required Documents

• Completed application
• Licence for Possession
• Current membership list;
• Current approved agent list
• Copy of Business Registration Certificate or Certificate of Incorporation
• Records of the club’s shooting activities undertaken for the last 12 months in respect of the arms licensed.

Office Locations & Contacts

Arms Licensing

Tel. No. 2860 6536
Faxline: 2200 4323
Email: [email protected]

Location:
12/F, Arsenal House,
Police Headquarters,
1 Arsenal Street,
Wan Chai, Hong Kong
(MTR Admiralty Station Exit D / Wan Chai Station Exit C)

Hong Kong Police
Contact details

Eligibility

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Fees

Exemption under Section 4(3) of the Ordinance (per permit) : (HK$) 620 :

• Licence for Possession (issue or renewal) granted to a security guard : 275
• In any other case : 2,370

For the issue of a licence for possession or a dealer’s licence granted for a limited purpose under section 30(1) of the Ordinance (per licence) Dealer’s Licence (issue or renewal) : 105:

• Restricted to a prescribed class or description of arms or ammunition or both : 5,650
• Restricted to used cartridge cases, used shot, used bullets, used missiles or parts of any of those articles : 5,460
• In any other case  : 12,850

Firearms and Ammunition (Storage Fees) Order, (Cap 238 sub. leg. B):

• Fee for storing arms (for each article for each month or part thereof): 160
• Fee for storing imitation firearms (for each article for each month or part thereof): 160
• Fee for storing ammunition (for each 100 rounds of ammunition or part thereof, for each month or part thereof): 160
• Fee for storage arms and ammunition awaiting transshipment where the arms and ammunition are stored in a box, crate or similar container(for each 50 kg gross weight or part thereof, for each month or part thereof): 120

A4 Photocopying Charge (per copy) : 1.2

Note: Crossed cheque payment should be made to “The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region”.

Payment Method:

• Cash;
• Cheques, Drafts and Cashiers Orders should be made payable to “The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region” or “The Government of the HKSAR” and crossed;
• Octopus (add value service will not be provided);
• EPS.

Validity

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

Application for Renewal of Licence for Possession (For shooting club):

• PDF
• Online Form

Sample Documents

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Processing Time

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Related Videos

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Instructions

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e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.

Required Information

• Name in full
• Type of Identity Document and No./ HKID Card No.
• Chinese Commercial Code
• Nationality
• Date of Birth
• Place of Birth
• Occupation
• Residential Address
• Office Address
• Records of illness and criminal conviction
• Details of Shooting Activities organised by your shooting club in the past 12 months

Need for the Document

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Information which might help

• You can have your Licence for Possession approved only if there is a continual legitimate need for you to possess the existing arms for use of club members.
• Licence granted is subject to terms and conditions.
• Licensee who fails to comply with any term or condition of the licence commits an offence under Section 23 of the Firearms and Ammunition Ordinance, Cap. 238.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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External Links

Hong Kong Police Force

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