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person and his production before a magistrate; and where, on

any such application, it is made to appear to the magistrate upon

the oath of any person that there is reasonable cause to believe

that the person whose apprehension is sought is preparing or

about to leave Hong Kong and that, in all the circumstances,

the investigation could not reasonably have been completed before

the date of the application, he may issue a warrant to apprehend

such person and to cause him to be brought before a magistrate

as soon after apprehension as is practicable to be dealt with

according to subsection (3).

(Cap. 227),

(2) The provisions with reference to the forms of warrants

of apprehension, the directions to be contained therein and the

execution thereof contained in the Magistrates Ordinance shall

apply, mutatis mutandis, to warrants issued under subsection (1),

(3) On the production before a magistrate of any person

apprehended pursuant to a warrant issued under subsection (1),

the magistrate shall, unless the person apprehended can satisfy

the magistrate that he is not preparing or about to leave the

Colony and that he has no intention of leaving the Colony, offer

to admit him to bail, on his procuring or producing such surety

or sureties as, in the opinion of the magistrate, will be

sufficient to ensure his appearance on such day and at such time

and place as the magistrate decides and, thereafter, on such

subsequent day, and at such time and place on that day, as may

from time to time on his appearing be decided by a magistrate;

and thereupon the magistrate shall take the recognizance of such

person and his surety or suretics conditioned for the appearance

of such person on such day and at such time and place as that

magistrate shall have decided and, thereafter, on such subsequent

day, and at such time and place on that day, as may be decided from

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