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Detention of

persons on board ships or aircraft.

28. (1) The master of a ship or commander of the

aircraft shall, if so required by an immigration officer or

police officer, take such steps as may be necessary for

preventing

(a)

a person who arrived in the ship or aircraft and

has been refused permission to land in Hong Kong; or

(b)

a person placed on board the ship or aircraft under

subsection (2) of section 20 or subsection (3) of

section 21,

from landing from the ship or aircraft before it leaves Hong

Kong.

(2) For the purpose of preventing any such person from

landing from the ship or aircraft, the master of the ship or

commander of the aircraft may detain that person in custody

on board the ship or aircraft.

General provisions

as to

detained

persons.

29. (1) Persons required or authorized to be detained

by or under this Ordinance may be detained in such places as

the Governor may by order direct; and the Governor may by

order provide for the treatment of persons so detained.

(2) Without prejudice to any other Ordinance

(a) any person detained by virtue of this Ordinance;

and

(b) any person who, being detained in pursuance of

the sentence or order of a court, would otherwise

be liable to be detained by virtue of this

Ordinance,

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