Hong Kong Ordinances

DISTRICT COURT ORDINANCE - SECT 20

Committal for contempt

(Past version on 30/06/1997).

If any person-

   (a)  wilfully insults a judge or a witness or any officer of the Court
        during his sitting or attendance in court, or in going to or returning
        from the Court; or

   (b)  wilfully interrupts the proceedings of the Court or commits contempt
        of the Court or otherwise misbehaves in court, any officer of the
        Court, with or without the assistance of any other person may, by
        order of the judge, take the offender into custody and detain him
        until the rising of the Court and the judge may if he thinks fit-

        (i)    by a warrant under his hand commit the offender to prison for a
               specified period not exceeding 2 years; or (Amended 25 of 1972
               s. 2)

        (ii)   impose upon the offender a fine for every such offence.
               (Amended 28 of 2000 s. 12) (Replaced 21 of 1962 s. 12. Amended
               59 of 1981 s. 4)