Hong Kong Ordinances

CIVIL AID SERVICE ORDINANCE - SECT 28

Improper possession of Service equipment or uniform, or impersonation of a member of Service

(1) Any person not being a member of the Service who-

   (a)  without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, has in his possession
        any document of identity issued by the Commissioner or any article
        being part of the clothing, insignia or equipment supplied to any
        member;

   (b)  puts on the uniform of any member, or impersonates any member, for the
        purpose of obtaining admission into any residence or other place, or
        of doing or procuring to be done any act which any member would be
        entitled to do or procure to be done of his own authority, or for any
        other unlawful purpose, commits an offence, and is liable on summary
        conviction to a fine at level 5 and to imprisonment for 2 years.

(2) Any person who knowingly buys or takes in exchange or in pawn from any
member of the Service or any person acting on his behalf, or solicits or
entices any member to sell or pawn any article being part of the clothing,
insignia or equipment supplied to that or any other member of the Service,
commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine at level 5
and to imprisonment for 2 years.