Hong Kong Ordinances

FIRE SAFETY (BUILDINGS) ORDINANCE - SECT 17

Authorized officer may request information about ownership or occupation of building

(1) An authorized officer may ask a person to provide information that may
identify an owner or occupier of a composite building or a domestic building,
but only if-

   (a)  the officer reasonably believes that the person has the information;
        and

   (b)  the information is not readily available by an inspection of a public
        record.

(2) A person who, without reasonable excuse-

   (a)  refuses to answer a question put to the person under subsection

(1); or

   (b)  provides an answer that the person knows or ought reasonably to know
        is false or misleading, is guilty of an offence and is liable on
        conviction to a fine at level 4.