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Advertising rewards for retum of goods stolen or lost. 1968, c. 80. «. 23.
Scope of
offences relating to stolen goods. 1965, . 50, m. 24.
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25. Where any public advertisement of a reward for the return of any goods which have been stolen or lost uses any words to the effect that no questions will be asked, or that the person producing the goods will be safe from apprehension or inquiry, or that any money paid for the purchase of the goods or advanced by way of loan on them will be repaid, the person advertising the reward and any person who prints or publishes the advertisement shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of two thousand dollars.
26. (1) The provisions of this Ordinance relating to goods which have been stolen shall apply whether the stealing occurred in Hong Kong or elsewhere, and whether it occurred before or after the commencement of this Ordinance, provided that the stealing (if not an offence under this Ordinance) amounted to an offence where and at the time when the goods were stolen; and references to stolen goods shall be construed accordingly.
(2) For the purposes of those provisions references to stolen goods shall include, in addition to the goods originally stolen and parts of them (whether in their original state or not)-
(a) any other goods which directly or indirectly represent or have at any time represented the stolen goods in the hands of the thief as being the proceeds of any disposal or realization of the whole or part of the goods stolen or of goods so representing the stolen goods; and
(b) any other goods which directly or indirectly represent or have at any time represented the stolen goods in the hands of a handler of the stolen goods or any part of them as being the proceeds of any disposal or realization of the whole or part of the stolen goods handled by him or of goods so representing them.
(3) No goods shall be regarded as having continued to be stolen goods after they have been restored to the person from whom they were stolen or to other lawful possession or custody, or after that person and any other person claiming through him have otherwise ceased as regards those goods to have any right to restitution in respect of the theft.
(4) For the purposes of the provisions of this Ordinance relating to goods which have been stolen (including subsections (1) to (3)) goods obtained in Hong Kong or elsewhere either by blackmail or in the circumstances described in subsection (1) of section 17 shall be regarded as stolen; and "steal", "theft" and "thief" shall be construed accordingly.
POSSESSION OF HOUSEBREAKING (MPLEMENTS,
BTC.
27. (1) Any person who, when not at his place of abode, has with him any article for use in the course of or in connexion with any burglary, theft or cheat shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction upon indictment to imprisonment for three years.
(2) Where a person is charged with an offence under this section, proof that he had with him any article made or adapted for use in committing a burglary, theft or cheat shall be evidence that he had it with him for such use,
(3) For the purposes of this section an offence under section 14 of taking a conveyance shall be treated as theft, and "cheat" means an offence under section 17.
ENFORCEMENT AND PROCEDURE.
28. (1) If it is made to appear by information on oath before a magistrate that there is reasonable cause to believe that any person has in his custody or possession or on his premises any stolen goods, the magistrate may grant a warrant to search for and seize the same.
(2) A police officer not below the rank of Superintendent may give any police officer written authority to search any prem- ises for stolen goods-
(a) if the person in occupation of the premises has been convicted within the preceding five years of handling stolen goods or of any offence involving dishonesty and punishable with imprisonment; or
(6) if a person who has been convicted within the preceding five years of handling stolen goods has within the preced- ing twelve months been in occupation of the premises. (3) Where under this section a person is authorized to search premises for stolen goods, he may enter and search the premises accordingly, and may seize any goods be believes to be stolen goods.
(4) Section 102 of the Criminal Procedure Ordinance (which makes provision for the disposal of property connected with offences) shall apply to property which has come into the posses- sion of the police under this section as it applies to property which has come into the possession of the police in the circumstances mentioned in that section.
Going equipped for stealing, etc. 1963, 2, 60, L. 25.
Search for stolen goods.
1964, 2, 40, x. 26.
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