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Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Regulations
[1989 Ed.
[Subsidiary]
PART VIII
LOST PROPERTY
53. Lost property found by passengers
Any person who finds any property accidentally left in a public bus, public light bus or taxi shall immediately hand it in the state in which he finds it to the driver or an authorized person, who shall deal with it in accordance with these regulations.
54. Search for lost property
Immediately after the termination of every journey or hiring of a public bus, public light bus or taxi, the driver or an authorized person shall carefully search the vehicle to ascertain whether any property has been accidentally left therein and if the vehicle is not searched by the driver or an authorized person at the termination of the journey or hiring it shall be done as soon as is practicable thereafter.
55. Disposal of lost property
(1) Any driver or authorized person who finds any property left in a public bus, public light bus or taxi or any person to whom any such property is handed shall, within 6 hours, deposit such property at a police station in the state in which it was found by or handed to him and shall truly state the particulars of such finding:
Provided that if such property is sooner claimed by the owner thereof and satisfactory proof of ownership is given, it shall be restored to the owner forthwith instead of being deposited at a police station.
(2) Any property deposited in a police station in accordance with the provisions of subregulation (1) shall be disposed of in accordance with sections 40, 41 and 43 of the Police Force Ordinance (Cap. 232),
PART VIIIA
REVIEW BY A TRANSPORT TRIBUNAL
55A. Review
(1) On receipt of an application for a review of the Commissioner's decision by a Transport Tribunal, the Commissioner shall fix a time and place for the review and give not less than 14 days' notice in writing thereof, either personally or by registered post, to the applicant, and shall inform him that if neither he nor his authorized representative appears at the hearing and no written representations are received, the application shall be treated as withdrawn.
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