- Hong Kong is not a fiscal country, so there are no POS certification or hardware requirements.
- Retailers only need to issue receipts if customers request them; receipts can be paper or electronic.
- There is no specific POS regulation, giving businesses high flexibility in choosing systems.
- Relevant laws include the Sale of Goods Ordinance, Consumer Goods Safety Regulation, and Business Registration Ordinance.
- Commonly used systems include POS, ECR, mPOS, and cloud POS; paper receipts act as proof of purchase, while e-receipts are treated as digital transaction records.
Source: fiscal-requirements.com
Note that this post was (partially) written with the help of AI. It is always useful to review the original source material, and where needed to obtain (local) advice from a specialist.
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