Hong Kong Ordinances

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ORDINANCE - SECT 9L

Offence of failing to surrender to custody as shall have been appointed

(1) A person admitted to bail who, without reasonable cause, fails to
surrender to custody as shall have been appointed by a court, commits an
offence.

(2) A person admitted to bail who, having reasonable cause therefor, has
failed to surrender to custody at such time as shall have been appointed by a
court, fails to so surrender as soon after that time as is reasonably
practicable, commits an offence.

(3) Any person who commits an offence under subsection (1) or (2) is liable on
summary conviction to a fine of $75000 and to imprisonment for 6 months, and
on conviction upon indictment to a fine of any amount and to imprisonment for
12 months.

(4) Where an offence under subsection (1) or (2) is alleged to have been
committed, a court, in the exercise of jurisdiction under this section, may
deal with an accused person summarily without a jury and may deal with the
case without a charge having been transferred under Part IV of the
Magistrates Ordinance ( Cap 227) or the case having been committed for trial
under Part III of that Ordinance. (Added 56 of 1994 s. 2)