THE Government is to draft a law to provide tighter control of the arms trade.
The Trade and Industry Branch confirmed legislation was being considered to control the provision of services for illegal weapons deals.
Principal Assistant Secretary Selina Yan Mei-mei said the Government had to maintain the integrity of its strategic trade control system.
'The aim of the new law is to prohibit broking activities that will or may make a material contribution to the development, production, acquisition or stockpiling of weapons capable of causing mass destruction,' she said.
'There may be some commercial deals or arrangements before the shipment of illegal weapons, and we are now considering how we should control such activities,' she said.
Ms Yan said areas to be controlled under the new law would include any financial and commercial arrangements and consultancy services for the illegal arms trade.