Hong Kong Ordinances

JUVENILE OFFENDERS ORDINANCE - SECT 3E

Miscellaneous provisions as to powers of juvenile courts

(1) A juvenile court sitting for the purpose of hearing a charge against a
person who is believed to be a child or young person may proceed with the
hearing and determination of the charge notwithstanding that it is discovered
that the person in question is not a child or young person.

(2) The attainment of the age of 16 years by a person-

   (a)  under supervision by virtue of a probation order made under the
        Probation of Offenders Ordinance ( Cap 298); or

   (b)  in whose case an order for conditional discharge has been made, shall
        not deprive a juvenile court of jurisdiction to-

        (i)    enforce his attendance and deal with him for any contravention
               of the requirements of the probation order or for the
               commission of a further offence; or

        (ii)   amend or discharge the probation order.

(3) When a juvenile court has remanded a child or young person for information
to be obtained about him, any juvenile court may-

   (a)  in his absence extend the period for which he is remanded, so,
        however, that he appears before a court at least once in every 21
        days; and

   (b)  when the required information has been obtained, deal with him
        finally. (Added 15 of 1973 s. 4) [cf. 1933 c. 12 s. 48 U.K.]