Hong Kong Ordinances

HONG KONG SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PARKS CORPORATION ORDINANCE - SECT 29

Power to take possession and dispose of property

(1) The Corporation may take possession of any property-

   (a)  found on land in any specified premises which has been leased  land,
        after the tenant has left the land following the termination of his
        lease;

   (b)  which is placed in or affixed to leased land in any specified 
        premises in contravention of any condition in the relevant lease;

   (c)  which a manager reasonably believes to have been left or abandoned on
        land in any specified premises which is not leased land; or

   (d)  which causes an obstruction or nuisance on or in any land in any
        specified premises which is not leased land.

(2) The Corporation shall post at or near the location where the property is
or was situated a notice setting out details of the property of which it has
taken possession under subsection (1) and shall, in such notice, require any
claimant to submit his claim to the property within such reasonable time as is
specified in the notice.

(3) In the case of any property referred to in subsection (1)(a) or

   (b)  , the Corporation shall serve a copy of the notice under subsection
        (2) on the relevant tenant by ordinary post.

(4) The Corporation shall return to any claimant any property of which it has
taken possession under subsection (1) if it is satisfied that the claimant is
the owner of the property.

(5) The Corporation may recover from a claimant to whom any property, of which
it has taken possession under subsection (1), is returned any expenses
incurred by it in the removal and storage of the property.

(6) If any claimant fails to satisfy the Corporation that he is the owner of
any property of which it has taken possession under subsection

(1), it shall continue to take possession of such property for such further
period of time after the expiry of the time referred to in subsection (2) as
it considers reasonably necessary for ascertaining the ownership of the
property.

(7) The Corporation may dispose of, by sale or otherwise, any property of
which it has taken possession under subsection (1) free from the rights of any
person if-

   (a)  the property is not claimed within the time referred to in subsection
        (2); or

   (b)  after the expiry of the further period of time referred to in
        subsection (6), the Corporation is not satisfied that any claimant is
        the owner of the property.

(8) If, within 6 months after the day on which any property was sold pursuant
to subsection (7), any person satisfies the Corporation that he was the owner
of the property at the time the property was sold, the Corporation shall pay
to such person the balance of the proceeds of sale after deducting any
expenses incurred by it in the removal, storage and sale of the property.

(9) The Corporation shall not be liable for any loss or damage suffered by any
person in consequence of anything reasonably done under this section.