Removal
pursuant to removal order or deportation order.
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(c) to the said owners or agents requiring them to make arrangements for the removal of that person from Hong Kong in any ship or aircraft specified or indicated in the directions to a specified country;
(d) to the owners or agents of any ship or aircraft requiring them to make arrangements for the removal of that person from Hong Kong in any ship or aircraft specified or indicated in the directions to a specified country, not- withstanding that such person did not arrive in Hong Kong in a ship or aircraft of which they are the owners or agents or in any ship or aircraft.
(2) A person in respect of whom directions are given under subsection (1) may be placed under the authority of an immigra- tion officer on board any ship or aircraft in which he is to be removed in accordance with the directions.
(3) Where the ship in which a person arrived in Hong Kong is a ship not exceeding five hundred gross tons-
(a) the captain of that ship may be required under sub- section (1)α) to remove that person from Hong Kong forthwith in that ship; and
(b) an immigration officer may take such steps as be thinks necessary to procure the immediate departure of that ship from Hong Kong.
(4) A person may be removed from Hong Kong under sec- tion 18 by land to a specified country; and for that purpose may be taken in the custody of an immigration officer or police officer to the place at which he is to be removed.
(5) The expenses of or incidental to the removal from Hong Kong of a person who is removed in accordance with directions under subsection (IXd) shall be met from moneys provided by the Legislative Council, but save as aforesaid the expenses of or incidental to the removal from Hong Kong of a person who is removed in accordance with directions under subsection (1) shall be met by the owners of the ship or aircraft.
15. (1) A person in respect of whom a removal order or a deportation order is in force may be removed from Hong Kong în accordance with this section.
(2) The Director may give directions-
(a) to the captain of any ship or aircraft about to leave Hong Kong requiring him to remove such person from Hong Kong to a specified country;
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(b) to the owners or agents of any ship or aircraft requiring them to make arrangements for the removal of such person from Hong Kong in a ship or aircraft specified or indicated in the directions to any such country.
(3) A person in respect of whom directions are given under subsection (2) may be placed under the authority of an immigra- tion officer or police officer on board any ship or aircraft in which he is to be removed in accordance with the directions.
(4) A person in respect of whom a removal order or a deportation order is in force may be removed by land to a specified country, and for that purpose may be taken in the custody of an immigration officer or police officer to the place at which he is to be removed.
(5) The Colonial Secretary may apply in or towards pay- ment of the expenses of or incidental to
(a) the voyage from Hong Kong of a person in respect of whom a removal order or a deportation order is in force;
or
(b) the maintenance until departure of such a person and
his dependants, if any.
any money belonging to that person; and except so far as they are paid as aforesaid the expenses of or incidental to the removal from Hong Kong of a person in respect of whom a removal order or a deportation order is in force shall be met from moneys provided by the Legislative Council.
PART VIL.
DETENTION.
26. Without prejudice to any other provision of this Ordinance-
(a) where any member of the Immigration Service of or above the rank of chief immigration officer or any police officer of or above the rank of assistant superintendent is satisfied-
(i) that inquiry for the purposes of this Ordinance, other than the provisions relating to deportation, is necessary in the case of any person; and
(ii) that such person may abscond if he is not detained.
such person may be detained for not more than forty- eight hours; and
Power to detain for inquiry.