1987 Ed.]

Post Office

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appearance of a bill, invoice or statement of account due) in respect of goods or services which have not been ordered or requested by the addressee, unless the following notice, or a notice to the like effect, in block letters and Chinese characters appears prominently and legibly on its face-

"THIS IS NOT A DEMAND FOR PAYMENT

THERE IS NO OBLIGATION TO PAY

THIS IS NOT A BILL

本郵件並非要求付款通知書

收件人不須付款

本郵件並非帳單".

(2) The notice referred to in subsection (1) shall be in writing

that is-

(a) bolder than any other writing on the page; and

(b) not smaller than the largest letter or character, as the case

may be, of any other writing on the page.

(3) Any person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes subsection (1) shall be liable to a fine of $100,000 and to imprisonment for 3 years.

(Added, 1 of 1987, s. 6)

33. (1) No officer of the Post Office shall--

(a) wilfully deliver any mail bag or postal packet to any person other than the person to whom such mail bag or postal packet ought to be delivered;

(b) issue any money order with a fraudulent intent;

(c) reissue a money order or postal order or postal note previously paid;

(d) wilfully pay any money order or postal order or postal note to any person other than the person to whom such money order or postal order or postal note should be paid;

(e) wilfully or negligently endanger the safety of any mail bag or postal packet;

(f) fraudulently put any wrong official mark on any mail bag or postal packet;

(g) fraudulently alter, remove or cause to disappear any official mark which is on any mail bag or postal packet;

(h) being entrusted with the delivery of any postal packet, knowingly demand or receive any sum of money in respect of the postage thereof which is not chargeable under this Ordinance;

(i) being entrusted with the preparing or keeping of any document, fraudulently prepare such document incorrectly or alter or secrete or destroy such document;

Offences by officers of the Post Office.

1908 c. 48, s. 58.

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