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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 17, 1909.

28.-(1.) All police officers shall have the powers of a Powers of revenue officer under this Ordinance.

(2.) Every police officer when acting against any person under this Ordinance shall if not in uniform declare his office and produce to the person against whom he is acting such badge as the Captain Superintendent of Police may direct to be carried by police officers when employed on secret or special service.

police officers.

29.-(1) Every person landing from any ship or enter. Search of ing the Colony by land accompanied by any goods or bag. baggage and gage shall:-

goods.

(a.) Ou demand by any revenue or police officer either permit his goods and baggage to be searched by such officer or together with such goods and baggage accompany such officer to a police station and there permit his goods and baggage to be searched by any revenue or police officer in the presence and under the supervision of a European police officer or other police officer not below the rank of sergeant. If the person landing is of European race the demand shall be made by a European officer. (b.) On demand by any European revenue or police officer or other police officer not below the rank of sergeant permit his goods and buggage to bu searched by such police officer or by any re- venue officer in the presence and under the supervision of such police officer provided always that:

The goods and baggage of any person who may claim to be present when they are searched shall, not be searched except in his presence.

(2.) Any person who may refuse to comply with any lawful demand under this section may be arrested by the officer making the demand without warrant.

30. Any box chest package or other article (not being Examination passenger's baggage accompanied by the owner which is of articles on being landed or has been recently landed from any ship or

ship, wharf, etc. which is in or upon any ship (not having the status of a ship of war) islet landing place wharf warehouse or place adjoining any wharf and used in connection therewith or which is being removed from any such ship islet or other place or which is being brought into or has recently been brought in the Colony by land----

(a.) may be examined and searched by any revenue officer and may be detained until any person in charge thereof shall have opened the same to admit of such examination and search and in default of such opening may be removed by such officer to a police station;

(b.) may be broken open by the orders of any European police officer or other police officer not below the rank of sergeant to facilitate such examination and search provided that any person in charge or possession of such box chest package or other article shall be afforded every reasonable facility for being present at such breaking open examination and search.

31. No search of goods or baggage shall be made under No search the provisious of the two preceding sections unless there is except where reasonable cause to suspect that such goods or baggage contain dutiable liquors or denatured spirits.

32. Any revenue officer may board any ship not being or having the status of a ship of war and remain on board as long as such ship remains in the waters of the Colony.

reasonable

cause to suspect.

Revenue officer may board ship.

33.-(1.) Any revenue officer may arrest without Revenue

warrant-

officer may arrest with-

(a.) Any person found committing or attempting to out warrant

commit an offence or employing aiding or in certain assisting any person to commit an offence circum- against this Ordinance or the rules made stances, thereunder.

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