Changelog 29 October 2026, 00:26 ef56e8btree

Hong Kong: add six Cantonese cannabis terms and life field

Add 大麻, 草, 花, 牛, 大麻花 and 大麻精, mark trafficking as possible life,\nand add Hong Kong to the ma atlas entry.

1 country profile edited 1 atlas entry edited 1 file of code, design or docs +93 ~~−39~~ lines

Countries and states 1 file

Hong Kong countries/hk.yaml

segments › sharing › penalties

label Trafficking (including giving away any amount) · treatment criminal · term Trafficking · fine 5000000 · note ~~Life imprisonment and~~ HK$5 million maximum · life possible, label Trafficking, summary conviction · treatment criminal · term Trafficking · prison 3 … · note Herbal cannabis and resin starting band; 2023 guideline range up to sixteen months

sources

Hong Kong Customs — 535 kg cannabis buds seizure (19 September 2026) Cantowords — 大麻 and 草 Hong Kong Narcotics Division — drug slang table and cannabis leaflet ~~Hong Kong Customs — record 535 kg cannabis-bud seizure (19 September 2026)~~ 18 unchanged

words

word 大麻 · lang Cantonese · say daai6 maa4 · meaning cannabis; the standard word and the statute’s term · atlas ma · sources cantowords, hkpf, word 草 · lang Cantonese · say cou2 · meaning 'grass'; common slang · sources nd_slang, word 花 · lang Cantonese · say faa1 · meaning 'flower'; slang for cannabis buds · sources nd_slang, word 牛 · lang Cantonese · say ngau4 · meaning 'cow'; slang name for cannabis · sources nd_slang, word 大麻花 · lang Cantonese · say daai6 maa4 faa1 · meaning cannabis buds; current Customs and police term · sources customs26, word 大麻精 · lang Cantonese · say daai6 maa4 zing1 · meaning cannabis resin; police and anti-drug term · sources hkpf

Articles and atlas entries 1

Ma culture/language/ma.md

countries

cn, hk, jp

Code, design and documents 1 file

docs/research/expansion-2026-10-29-asia-11.md +3 −1

@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ words. This batch closes those gaps. None was marked busy.
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 | Brunei | in progress | | |
-| Hong Kong | in progress | | |
+| Hong Kong | 6 Cantonese terms, trafficking life field, atlas link | none | this commit |
 | Kyrgyzstan | 6 Kyrgyz/Russian terms, culture and wild-plant fine corrections | none | this commit |
 | Singapore | in progress | | |
@@ -15,2 +15,4 @@ words. This batch closes those gaps. None was marked busy.
 
 Kyrgyzstan validation: `profile-audit kg` zero errors and warnings. The profile now distinguishes Russian `anasha`, Kyrgyz `кара куурай` and `нашаа`, adds the law’s Russian terms for marijuana and hashish, and corrects the wild-plant fine from “landholders” to anyone obliged to clear the plants. Six terms added.
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+Hong Kong validation: `profile-audit hk` zero errors and warnings. The profile now carries six Cantonese terms (大麻, 草, 花, 牛, 大麻花, 大麻精), marks the trafficking maximum as possible life, and adds Hong Kong to the `ma` atlas entry.