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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JULY 26, 1940.

Supplementary Schedule,—contd.

SHORT TITLE.

AMENDMENT OR REPEAL.

118. The Liquors, 25.

Ordinance, 1931.

(No. 36 of 1931), -contd.

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(other than passengers'

Any box, chest, package or other article (not Examination being passenger's baggage accompanied by of articles the owner) which is being landed from or is being embarked on any ship, aircraft or baggage) on train, or has been recently landed there- shore, ship, from or is in or on board thereof, or which etc. is on or is being removed from any islet, landing place, wharf, warehouse, platform or place adjoining thereto or used in con- nexion therewith, or which is being brought into or has recently been brought into this Colony by land or air---

(1) may be examined and searched by any revenue officer, and may be detained until any person in charge thereof has opened the same for such examination and search. and if not so opened may be removed by such officer to such place as the Superintendent may direct;

(2) may be broken open by the orders of any revenue officer authorized by the Superintendent IN that behalf either generally or for a particular occasion, or of any police officer not below the rank of sergeant, for such examination and search:

Provided that any person in charge or possession of such box, chest, package or other article shall be given every reason- able facility for being present at such breaking, examination and search.

26. Any revenue officer may without warrant--

Arrest and

seizure

(1) arrest any person whom he finds, without or has reasonable cause to suspect of, warrant. committing or attempting to commit any offence against this Ordinance;

(2) seize, remove and detain any goods to which this Ordinance applies and in respect of which he finds or bus reasonable cause to suspect that an offence against this Ordinance has been committed or that the goods are otherwise liable to forfeiture under this Ordinance;

(3) board any ship, aircraft, train or vehicle and search the same and every part thereof, and may remain thereon as long as it remains in this Colony.

27.—(1) Where it appears to any magistrate Search of

upon the oath of any person that there is place or reasonable cause to believe that in

ship with any warrant or place or any premises there are concealed authority or deposited any goods subject to forfeiture or by under this Ordinance, or with respect to police

officer not which an offence has been committed or is

below the about to be committed against this Ordin- rank of ance, the magistrate may, by his warrant sergeant. directed to any revenue or police officer, empower such officer by day or by night---

(a) to enter the place or the premises named in the warrant and there to search for and scize, remove and detain any such goods; aud

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