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dollars and to imprisonment for two years.

Detention of vessels and aircraft.

(3) Any police officer or any public officer may take such

steps and use such force as may be necessary to secure compliance

with any order made under subsection (1).

35. (1) The Governor may, if he is satisfied that it is

necessary in the interests of public order so to do, give such

orders as may appear to him to be necessary for the detention of

any vessel or aircraft, or any class of vessel or aircraft, and

for the detention of any of the persons on board the vessel or

aircraft so far as this may be necessary to ensure the detention

of the vessel or aircraft.

(2) Any person detained in accordance with an order issued

under subsection (1) shall be deemed to be in lawful custody.

(3) Any police officer or any publie officer may, in

relation to any vessel or aircraft, or any persons on board, take

such steps and use such force as may be necessary to secure

compliance with any order made under subsection (1).

(4) The Governor may give orders for the release of any

vessel, aircraft or person detained under this section, and for

the departure thereof from Hong Kong.

(5) In this section, "person on board" means any person who

is or was on board the vessel or aircraft

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(a) at the time of its arrival in Hong Kong; or

(b) at the time of its detention under this section; or

(c) at any time between the time of its arrival or detention

and its final departure from Hong Kong.