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Post Office
[1987 Ed.
Surrender of clothing, etc., by officer of Post Office on ceasing to be officer. 1908 c. 48, s. 44.
Postal packets delivered at hotels, etc., and not claimed.
Destruction of postal packets, etc.
Ref. 1953 c. 36, s. 57. 1968 c. 60, Sch. 2, Pt. I, para. 6.]
Diversion of postal packets.
1908 c. 48, ss. 54 & 56.
may have reason to believe that any offence whatsoever has been or is about to be committed to seize and detain any such postal article. (Amended, 33 of 1939, Supp. Schedule, G.N. 840/40)
24. (1) Where an officer of the Post Office vacates his office (whether by reason of dismissal, resignation, death or otherwise) he, or if he is dead his personal representative and any person in possession of his effects, shall deliver to the Postmaster General all articles (whether uniform, accoutrements, appointments or other necessaries) which were issued to such officer for the execution of his duty and are not or were not the property of that officer, and shall deliver the articles in good order and condition, fair wear and tear only excepted.
(2) Every person who fails to comply with the provisions of this section shall, in lieu of or in addition to any fine which may be imposed upon him, be also liable to pay such sum not exceeding $2,000 as a magistrate may determine to be the value of the articles not delivered, or if the articles have been delivered but not in good order and condition, of the damage done to the articles. (Amended, 1 of 1987, s. 4)
(3) Any justice of the peace may issue a warrant by virtue of which a police officer may search for and seize any articles not delivered as required by this section, in like manner as if they were stolen goods and the warrant were a warrant to search for stolen goods.
25. (1) If any postal packet addressed to any person at any hotel, boarding-house or shipping office, and delivered at such hotel, boarding-house or shipping office, is not claimed by or forwarded to the addressee within the respective periods specified in subsection (2), the person in charge of such hotel, boarding-house or shipping office shall forthwith return the postal packet to the Postmaster General, and the postal packet shall thereupon be treated as a postal packet which has been returned to the Post Office from inability to find the person to whom it is addressed.
(2) The respective times referred to in subsection (1) shall be 2 weeks in the case of a postal packet posted in Hong Kong and 2 months in the case of a postal packet posted in any place outside Hong Kong: (Amended, 1 of 1987, s. 8)
Provided that the Postmaster General may from time to time extend either of these periods as he may think fit in any particular case.
26. No person shall destroy any mail bag or postal packet or anything contained in or forming part of any mail bag or postal packet. (Replaced, 21 of 1970, Second Schedule)
27. No person shall wilfully open any postal packet addressed to some other person, which is in course of transmission by post or which has been transmitted by post, or do anything whereby the due
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CAP. 98]
Post Office
[1987 Ed.
Surrender of clothing, etc., by officer of Post Office on ceasing to be officer. 1908 c. 48, s. 44.
Postal packets delivered at hotels, etc., and not claimed.
Destruction of postal packets,
etc.
Jef. 1953 c. 36,
$. 57.
1968 c. 60, Sch. 2, Pt. I, para. 6.]
Diversion of postal packets.
1908 c. 48, ss. 54 & 56.
may have reason to believe that any offence whatsoever has been or is about to be committed to seize and detain any such postal article. (Amended, 33 of 1939, Supp. Schedule, G.N. 840/40)
24. (1) Where an officer of the Post Office vacates his office (whether by reason of dismissal, resignation, death or otherwise) he, or if he is dead his personal representative and any person in possession of his effects, shall deliver to the Postmaster General all articles (whether uniform, accoutrements, appointments or other necessaries) which were issued to such officer for the execution of his duty and are not or were not the property of that officer, and shall deliver the articles in good order and condition, fair wear and tear only excepted.
(2) Every person who fails to comply with the provisions of this section shall, in lieu of or in addition to any fine which may be imposed upon him, be also liable to pay such sum not exceeding $2,000 as a magistrate may determine to be the value of the articles not delivered, or if the articles have been delivered but not in good order and condition, of the damage done to the articles. (Amended, I of 1987, s. 4)
(3) Any justice of the peace may issue a warrant by virtue of which a police officer may search for and seize any articles not delivered as required by this section, in like manner as if they were stolen goods and the warrant were a warrant to search for stolen goods.
25. (1) If any postal packet addressed to any person at any hotel, boarding-house or shipping office, and delivered at such hotel, boarding-house or shipping office, is not claimed by or forwarded to the addressee within the respective periods specified in subsection (2), the person in charge of such hotel, boarding-house or shipping office shall forthwith return the postal packet to the Postmaster General, and the postal packet shall thereupon be treated as a postal packet which has been returned to the Post Office from inability to find the person to whom it is addressed.
(2) The respective times referred to in subsection (1) shall be 2 weeks in the case of a postal packet posted in Hong Kong and 2 months in the case of a postal packet posted in any place outside Hong Kong: (Amended, I of 1987, s. 8)
Provided that the Postmaster General may from time to time extend either of these periods as he may think fit in any particular
case.
26. No person shall destroy any mail bag or postal packet or anything contained in or forming part of any mail bag or postal packet.
(Replaced, 21 of 1970, Second Schedule)
27. No person shall wilfully open any postal packet addressed to some other person, which is in course of transmission by post or which has been transmitted by post, or do anything whereby the due
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