3.
ption 45
section 49
section 49(3)
sections 45 and 46
section 46(1)
section 53
(1) as a result of the creation of now offences or the widening
af old offences, more extensive powers of arrest are inevitablo.
Any person, committing, roasonably suspected of having committed
or being about to commit an offonce undor tho Ordinance may bo
namostod.
(2) tho dispensing with thô need for a warrant eithor to esmest
or to enter and coarch "any promises or place whatsocver if he
(police inspector or above) knows or has reasons to cuspect that
an offence under this Ordinance is being or has been committed
therein or that thore is therein any evidence of the Goumission
of an offenco" and to search anyone found thoro
(3) any police officer may enter any promises or place whatsoover
if he knows or has reason to suspect that any person who has
latoly boon in an unlawful assembly, a riot or an intimidating
assembly or engaged in any unlawful purpose has escaped into
such premises or place.
10. any person who has run from a crowd wherein trouble
was commenced, soo surge, may be followed whoretvor he goes.
(4) the authorisation of such force as is reasonably necossary
to overcome any resistance to the exerciso of any of the powers
omnformed by the Ordinanco.
This principle may not be now but whon coupled with the
new powers above the implications are scrious, especially as no
liability in alvil or criminal proccodings can axico. It should,
howover, be said that the provisions relating to force stress that
"the degros of force which may be used shall not be greater
than is reasonably necessary", roatatemont which is desirablo.
(5) The Ordinmco exempts from liability any official acting
under the Ordinance, in good faith or in execution of purported
execution of duty "or for public safety or for the defence of
Hong Kong or for the enforcement or discipline or otherwiso in
the public interest".