1989 Ed.]
Immigration (Treatment of Detainees) Order
[CAP. 115
E3
[Subsidiary]
13. Confinement of detainees
(1) A detainee who-
(a) disobeys a lawful order of an officer;
(b) commits any assault;
(c) wilfully disfigures or damages any part of the Centre or any property which is not his own;
(d) commits any nuisance; or
(e) contravenes or aids or abets the contravention of any of these rules,
may, after due inquiry and upon being afforded an opportunity to exculpate himself, be separately confined by order of the Superintendent for a period not exceeding 7 days.
(2) Where in the opinion of the Superintendent, it is desirable either in the interests of a detainee or in the interests of good order in the Centre that a detainee should be separately confined, he may be so confined by order of the Superintendent:
Provided that he shall not be so confined for more than 7 days without his consent.
14. Violent detainee may be restrained
A detainee who is violent may be physically and mechanically restrained.
15. Complaints
(1) A detainee may complain to the Superintendent, or any officer authorized by the Superintendent to receive complaints, regarding the treatment received by him or any other detainee in the Centre.
(2) The Superintendent shall, as soon as practicable after a complaint has been made, record and investigate that complaint and advise the detainee who made the complaint of the outcome of his investigation.
SCHEDULE 2
CENTRES
1.
Kai Tak Vietnamese Boat People Departure Centre (L.N. 246 of 1988)
2-3. (Repealed L.N. 359 of 1989)
[para. 2]