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(b) to detain the person for a reasonable period

while the police officer enquires whether or not

the person is suspected of having committed any

offence at any time;

(c) to search the person for anything that is likely

to be of value (whether by itself or together

with anything else) to the investigation of any

offence that the person has committed, or is

reasonably suspected of having committed or of

being about to commit or of intending to commit;

and

(a)

to detain the person during such period as is

reasonably required for the purpose of such a

search.

(3) In this section, "proof of identity" has the same

meaning as in section 17B of the Immigration Ordinance (Cap.

115).".

Power to detain person, etc., removing furniture in night-time

Section 56 is repealed.

Explanatory Memorandum

This Bill amends the Police Force Ordinance in relation to

police powers of arrest, search, seizure, and detention.

2.

Clause 2(1) repeals and replaces section 50 (1) so that the

power to arrest a person reasonably suspected of being guilty of an

offence will exist only

(a) if the offence is one for which the sentence is fixed

by law (e.g. an offence for which there is a