1986 Ed.]

Prison Rules

[CAP. 234

A 43

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[Subsidiary]

(h) Clerical Staff

173. The members of the clerical staff shall be treated as a whole and their duties may be interchanged, at any time, at the discretion of the Commissioner.

174. (1) The clerks shall attend to their duties at such hours as the Commissioner may direct.

(2) The clerks shall be allowed leave on Saturday afternoons and general holidays or time off in lieu thereof when ordered to report for duty on such days.

175-187. [Revoked, L.N. 44/66]

PART II

SPECIAL RULES FOR PARTICULAR CLASS OF PRISONERS

(1) PRISONERS AWAITING TRIAL

(a) General

188. (1) The following rules shall apply to persons (hereinafter referred to as prisoners awaiting trial) committed to prison for safe custody in any of the following circumstances----

(a) on their committal for trial for any indictable offence;

(aa) on their detention pursuant to an order of transfer made under section 88 of the Magistrates Ordinance;

(b) on their detention pending the hearing before a magistrate of a charge against them on an indictable offence;

(c) on their detention pending the hearing of an information or complaint against them;

(d) on their detention in any proceedings under the Extradition (Hong Kong) Ordinance, and the Extradition Acts 1870 and 1873, whether pending the extradition proceedings or awaiting their surrender;

(da) on their detention in any proceedings under the Fugitive Offenders Act 1967;

(e) on their detention in any proceedings under the Chinese Extradition Ordinance, whether pending the extradition proceedings or awaiting their surrender;

(ea) on their detention by virtue of the Immigration Ordinance;

(f) whose cases have been referred back to a magistrate under the provisions of sections 10 and 11 of the Criminal Procedure Ordinance, while the cases are being so dealt with;

Interchangeability of duties.

Duty to attend to their duties.

Prisoners awaiting trial.

L.N. 65/69.

(Cap. 227.)

L.N. 65/69.

(Cap. 236.)

L.N. 353/81.

(Cap. 235.)

55 of 1971, s. 66.

(Cap. 115.)

(Cap. 221.)

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