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Immigration

[1989 Ed.

13C. Designation of refugee centres

(1) The Secretary for Security may by order designate any place as a refugee centre for the residence or detention of Vietnamese refugees. (Amended 42 of 1982 s. 6)

(2) The Secretary for Security may make rules providing for the treatment, and control of conduct, of Vietnamese refugees in refugee centres and for the management and security of, and the maintenance of order, discipline, cleanliness and hygiene in, refugee centres, and different rules may be made in respect of different centres.

of different centres. (Replaced 42 of 1982 s. 6) (3) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (2), rules made under that subsection may provide for-

(a) contravention of any provision thereof to be punished by the imposition of a penalty not exceeding $500 and by separate confinement for a period not exceeding 28 days; (Amended 42 of 1982 s. 6)

(b) the confinement of persons punished by separate confinement; (c) the imposition, by a specified public officer, of such punishment

for such contravention;

(d) appeals against the imposition of punishment and the practice

and procedure relating to such appeals;

(e) the payment and the disposal of monetary penalties in any

manner whatsoever.

(4) Any refugee centre designated as a refugee centre for the detention of Vietnamese refugees shall be under the control and management of the Commissioner of Correctional Services and notwithstanding section 13A or 13D, any Vietnamese refugee detained therein may be removed by the Commissioner of Correctional Services from such refugee centre to any other refugee centre so designated. (Added 42 of 1982 s. 6)

(5) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (2) rules made under that subsection in respect of any refugee centre designated as a refugee centre for the detention of Vietnamese refugees may provide for-

(a) the powers, duties, conduct and discipline of officers of the Correctional Services Department and other persons employed

in refugee centres;

(b) the duties and powers of visiting justices;

(c) the conditions under which visitors may be allowed to visit

refugee centres. (Added 42 of 1982 s. 6)

13D. Detention pending decision as to permission

to remain in Hong Kong, or pending

removal from Hong Kong

(1) As from 2 July 1982 any resident or former resident of Vietnam who arrives in Hong Kong not holding a travel document which bears an unexpired