Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Chan Heng Fai Ambrose

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 1/12/2017

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

DOCUMENT SECURITY SYSTEMS INC [DSS]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O DOCUMENT SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC., 200 CANAL VIEW BLVD, SUITE 300

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

__ X __ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)

(Street)

ROCHESTER, NY 14623

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	2611	D
Common Stock	300000	I	See Footnote ⁽¹⁾

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Warrants (right to purchase common stock)	12/29/2016	12/29/2019	Common Stock	200000	$1.00	I	See Footnote ⁽¹⁾

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	The Reporting Person is a director of BMI Capital Partners International Ltd., which owns 300,000 shares of the Issuer's common stock and warrants to purchase 200,000 shares of the Issuer's common stock, over which the Reporting Person has dispositive control.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Chan Heng Fai Ambrose C/O DOCUMENT SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC. 200 CANAL VIEW BLVD, SUITE 300 ROCHESTER, NY 14623	X

Signatures
/s/ Heng Fai Ambrose Chan		1/18/2017
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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