Hong Kong Ordinances

CONSTRUCTION WORKERS REGISTRATION ORDINANCE - SECT 18

Other powers of authorized officers

(1) An authorized officer who has entered a construction site under
section 17(1) or (5) may—

   (a)  inspect and examine the site;

   (b)  inspect and examine any plant, equipment or substance found on the
        site;

   (c)  take photographs of the site or of any plant, equipment or substance
        found on the site;

   (d)  require any person found on the site—

        (i)    to state whether he is a registered construction worker; and

        (ii)   if the person states that he is a registered construction 
               worker, to produce his registration card;

   (e)  in relation to any person found on the site whom the officer
        reasonably suspects of committing, or having committed, an offence
        under this Ordinance—

        (i)    on informing the person of the person's act or omission that
               may constitute the offence, require the person— (A) to give
               to the officer the person's name, address and telephone number
               and such other personal particulars as the officer may
               reasonably require; and (B) to produce to the officer for
               inspection the person's identity card issued under the
               Registration of Persons Ordinance ( Cap 177) or the person's
               other documentary evidence of identity; and

        (ii)   detain the person for a reasonable period while the officer
               inquires about the suspected commission of the offence;

   (f)  subject to subsection (2), require any person found on the site to
        provide information that may enable the officer to identify—

        (i)    the principal contractor for the site; or

        (ii)   the employer of any person who personally carries out on the
               site construction work;

   (g)  examine the records referred to in section 58(7)(a) and make copies of
        all or any part of those records; and

   (h)  require the principal contractor for the site, or any person who is
        apparently an employee or agent of that contractor, to provide the
        officer with such assistance and facilities as are reasonably
        necessary to enable the officer to perform or exercise his functions
        or powers.

(2) An authorized officer shall not exercise the power under subsection (1)(f)
unless he reasonably believes that the person has the information.

(3) An authorized officer may, in relation to anything that the officer
seizes, detains or removes from a construction site under section  17
(1)(d)—

(a) retain the thing for such period as may be reasonably necessary; and

   (b)  if he reasonably believes that the thing is evidence of the commission
        of an offence under this Ordinance, retain the thing until proceedings
        for the offence have been heard and finally determined.

(4) An authorized officer may—

   (a)  in order to make copies of records referred to in section  58 (7)(a),
        remove the records from the construction site and retain them for such
        period as may be reasonably necessary; and

   (b)  if he reasonably believes that the records are evidence of the
        commission of an offence under this Ordinance, remove the records from
        the construction site and retain them until proceedings for the
        offence have been heard and finally determined.