IMMIGRATION (VIETNAMESE REFUGEE CENTRES) (DEPARTURE CENTRE) RULES - CHAPTER 115I IMMIGRATION (VIETNAMESE REFUGEE CENTRES) (DEPARTURE CENTRE) RULES - LONG TITLE Empowering section VerDate:30/06/1997 (Cap 115, section 13C(2)) [12 June 1981] (L.N. 183 of 1981) IMMIGRATION (VIETNAMESE REFUGEE CENTRES) (DEPARTURE CENTRE) RULES - RULE 1 Citation VerDate:30/06/1997 PART I INTRODUCTORY These rules may be cited as the Immigration (Vietnamese Refugee Centres) (Departure Centre) Rules. IMMIGRATION (VIETNAMESE REFUGEE CENTRES) (DEPARTURE CENTRE) RULES - RULE 2 Application VerDate:30/06/1997 These rules apply to the Vietnamese Refugee Centres specified in the Schedule. IMMIGRATION (VIETNAMESE REFUGEE CENTRES) (DEPARTURE CENTRE) RULES - RULE 3 Interpretation VerDate:30/06/1997 In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires- "centre" (中心) means a Vietnamese Refugee Centre to which these rules apply; "centre manager" (中心經理) means the public officer appointed by the Superintendent of Detention Camps to manage the centre; "dormitory building" (宿舍) includes all parts of a building which are set aside for sleeping purposes; "resident" (居民) means a Vietnamese refugee who has been directed to reside in a centre; "Superintendent of Detention Camps" (羈留營監督) means the public officer appointed by the Secretary for Security to be the Superintendent of Detention Camps; "temporary leave card" (暫離證) means a temporary leave card issued under rule 6. "centre" (中心) "centre manager" (中心經理) "dormitory building" (宿舍) "resident" (居民) "Superintendent of Detention Camps" (羈留營監督) "temporary leave card" (暫離證) IMMIGRATION (VIETNAMESE REFUGEE CENTRES) (DEPARTURE CENTRE) RULES - RULE 4 Resident to reside in centre VerDate:30/06/1997 PART II RESIDENCE IN CENTRES A resident shall reside in the centre and shall not remain outside the centre overnight. IMMIGRATION (VIETNAMESE REFUGEE CENTRES) (DEPARTURE CENTRE) RULES - RULE 5 Permission to leave VerDate:30/06/1997 A resident shall not leave the centre other than with the permission of the centre manager in accordance with rule 6. IMMIGRATION (VIETNAMESE REFUGEE CENTRES) (DEPARTURE CENTRE) RULES - RULE 6 Temporary leave of absence VerDate:30/06/1997 (1) The centre manager may grant leave of absence from the centre to a resident for any period of time and upon such conditions as the centre manager considers appropriate. (2) The terms of leave granted under paragraph (1) shall be endorsed on a temporary leave card signed by the centre manager. (3) A temporary leave card issued under this rule may be withdrawn at any time by the centre manager. IMMIGRATION (VIETNAMESE REFUGEE CENTRES) (DEPARTURE CENTRE) RULES - RULE 7 Inspection of pass VerDate:30/06/1997 On entering or leaving a centre, a resident shall produce his Vietnamese Refugee Card and temporary leave pass for inspection by the public officer on duty at the gate. IMMIGRATION (VIETNAMESE REFUGEE CENTRES) (DEPARTURE CENTRE) RULES - RULE 8 Children under 12 years to be accompanied VerDate:30/06/1997 A child under the age of 12 years who is a resident shall not leave a centre unless he is accompanied by a person authorized by the centre manager. IMMIGRATION (VIETNAMESE REFUGEE CENTRES) (DEPARTURE CENTRE) RULES - RULE 9 Centre to close at midnight VerDate:30/06/1997 No resident, unless he has permission in writing from the Superintendent of Detention Camps, may enter or leave a centre between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m. IMMIGRATION (VIETNAMESE REFUGEE CENTRES) (DEPARTURE CENTRE) RULES - RULE 10 Restriction on visitors VerDate:30/06/1997 A resident shall not receive any visitor except with the prior permission of the centre manager given in his discretion. IMMIGRATION (VIETNAMESE REFUGEE CENTRES) (DEPARTURE CENTRE) RULES - RULE 11 Loss etc., of card to be reported VerDate:30/06/1997 A resident shall report forthwith to the senior public officer on duty in the reception unit at the centre any loss or defacement of or damage to a temporary leave pass issued to the resident. IMMIGRATION (VIETNAMESE REFUGEE CENTRES) (DEPARTURE CENTRE) RULES - RULE 12 Dealings in passes prohibited VerDate:30/06/1997 A resident shall not- (a) use a temporary leave pass issued to another person; (b) permit another person to use a temporary leave pass issued to the resident; (c) deliberately deface or damage a temporary leave pass; or (d) permit another person to deface or damage a temporary leave pass issued to the resident. IMMIGRATION (VIETNAMESE REFUGEE CENTRES) (DEPARTURE CENTRE) RULES - RULE 13 Resident to obey instructions VerDate:30/06/1997 PART III CONDUCT IN CENTRES A resident shall comply with any lawful and reasonable instruction of any public officer on duty. IMMIGRATION (VIETNAMESE REFUGEE CENTRES) (DEPARTURE CENTRE) RULES - RULE 14 Fighting, etc. VerDate:30/06/1997 (1) A resident shall not do any act or incite any other person to do any act prejudicial to the good order and security of the centre. (2) A resident shall not- (a) fight; (b) assault any other person; or (c) incite any person to fight, in a centre. IMMIGRATION (VIETNAMESE REFUGEE CENTRES) (DEPARTURE CENTRE) RULES - RULE 15 Cleaning, etc. VerDate:30/06/1997 A resident shall carry out cleaning and any other reasonable duties assigned to him by any public officer on duty. IMMIGRATION (VIETNAMESE REFUGEE CENTRES) (DEPARTURE CENTRE) RULES - RULE 16 Inciting disobedience VerDate:30/06/1997 A resident shall not incite any person to disobey any lawful and reasonable instruction of any public officer on duty. IMMIGRATION (VIETNAMESE REFUGEE CENTRES) (DEPARTURE CENTRE) RULES - RULE 17 No political activities VerDate:30/06/1997 A resident shall not organize any political activity in the centre. IMMIGRATION (VIETNAMESE REFUGEE CENTRES) (DEPARTURE CENTRE) RULES - RULE 18 Resident to occupy space allocated VerDate:30/06/1997 A resident shall not occupy any bed space other than that allocated to him by the senior public officer on duty in the reception unit at the centre. IMMIGRATION (VIETNAMESE REFUGEE CENTRES) (DEPARTURE CENTRE) RULES - RULE 19 Prohibition on commercial activities VerDate:30/06/1997 A resident shall not engage in commercial activities within the centre. IMMIGRATION (VIETNAMESE REFUGEE CENTRES) (DEPARTURE CENTRE) RULES - RULE 20 Complaints, etc. VerDate:30/06/1997 (1) A resident may at any time complain to the centre manager or such other person authorized by the centre manager regarding the treatment received by him or any other resident. (2) The centre manager shall, as soon as practicable after a complaint has been made, record and investigate the complaint and advise the resident who made the complaint of his findings. IMMIGRATION (VIETNAMESE REFUGEE CENTRES) (DEPARTURE CENTRE) RULES - RULE 21 No noise after 11 p.m. VerDate:30/06/1997 A resident shall not make excessive or unnecessary noise inside the centre after 11 p.m. or before 7 a.m. IMMIGRATION (VIETNAMESE REFUGEE CENTRES) (DEPARTURE CENTRE) RULES - RULE 22 No alcoholic drinks VerDate:30/06/1997 A resident shall not bring into or consume in the centre any alcoholic drink. IMMIGRATION (VIETNAMESE REFUGEE CENTRES) (DEPARTURE CENTRE) RULES - RULE 23 No gambling VerDate:30/06/1997 A resident shall not engage in any gambling in the centre. IMMIGRATION (VIETNAMESE REFUGEE CENTRES) (DEPARTURE CENTRE) RULES - RULE 24 Restriction on smoking VerDate:30/06/1997 PART IV SAFETY A resident shall not smoke inside a dormitory building. IMMIGRATION (VIETNAMESE REFUGEE CENTRES) (DEPARTURE CENTRE) RULES - RULE 25 Prohibition on cooking VerDate:30/06/1997 A resident shall not cook any food in the centre. IMMIGRATION (VIETNAMESE REFUGEE CENTRES) (DEPARTURE CENTRE) RULES - RULE 26 Electrical appliances VerDate:30/06/1997 A resident shall comply with the reasonable instructions of any public officer on duty in respect of the use of any electrical appliance. IMMIGRATION (VIETNAMESE REFUGEE CENTRES) (DEPARTURE CENTRE) RULES - RULE 27 No alteration etc., to centre VerDate:30/06/1997 A resident shall not alter, dismantle, remove, tamper with or damage any fixture, fitting or other installation in the centre. IMMIGRATION (VIETNAMESE REFUGEE CENTRES) (DEPARTURE CENTRE) RULES - RULE 28 Prohibition on selling food VerDate:30/06/1997 PART V HEALTH AND HYGIENE A resident shall not sell or offer for sale cooked or otherwise prepared food inside the centre. IMMIGRATION (VIETNAMESE REFUGEE CENTRES) (DEPARTURE CENTRE) RULES - RULE 29 Disposal of refuse VerDate:30/06/1997 A resident shall dispose of refuse in refuse bins or such other collection point as may be provided within the centre. IMMIGRATION (VIETNAMESE REFUGEE CENTRES) (DEPARTURE CENTRE) RULES - RULE 30 No spitting VerDate:30/06/1997 A resident shall not spit in a centre. IMMIGRATION (VIETNAMESE REFUGEE CENTRES) (DEPARTURE CENTRE) RULES - RULE 31 Use of toilets VerDate:30/06/1997 A resident shall not urinate or defaecate other than in toilets provided in the centre. IMMIGRATION (VIETNAMESE REFUGEE CENTRES) (DEPARTURE CENTRE) RULES - RULE 32 Reporting on changes in family VerDate:30/06/1997 PART VI RESETTLEMENT A resident shall, within 3 days of its occurrence, report to the centre manager any- (a) birth; (b) death; or (c) marriage, that occurs within his family residing in the centre. IMMIGRATION (VIETNAMESE REFUGEE CENTRES) (DEPARTURE CENTRE) RULES - RULE 33 Resident to attend interviews, etc. VerDate:30/06/1997 A resident shall attend at the appointed time and place for all interviews, documentation procedures and medical examinations as may be required by the centre manager, an official of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, any official representing any other organization processing the resettlement of refugees or any Immigration Officer. IMMIGRATION (VIETNAMESE REFUGEE CENTRES) (DEPARTURE CENTRE) RULES - RULE 34 Offences VerDate:30/06/1997 PART VII OFFENCES AND FINES Any resident who breaches rule 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14(1), 14(2), 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 or 33 after due inquiry and upon being afforded the opportunity to exculpate himself may be ordered to be separately confined for a period not exceeding 7 days which penalty may be imposed by the centre manager. IMMIGRATION (VIETNAMESE REFUGEE CENTRES) (DEPARTURE CENTRE) RULES - RULE 35 Appeals VerDate:30/06/1997 (1) A resident may within 48 hours of the imposition of a penalty by a centre manager under rule 34 give notice of appeal against the penalty. (2) A notice under paragraph (1) shall- (a) be in writing; (b) be directed to the Superintendent of Detention Camps; (c) be served on the centre manager; (d) set out the grounds for appeal against the finding and penalty; (e) be signed by the resident. (3) The Superintendent of Detention Camps shall forthwith consider the appeal and serve a copy of his findings on the resident. (4) The Superintendent of Detention Camps may require the attendance of a resident when he considers an appeal under this rule by that resident. (5) The decision of the Superintendent of Detention Camps on an appeal shall be final. IMMIGRATION (VIETNAMESE REFUGEE CENTRES) (DEPARTURE CENTRE) RULES - SCHEDULE SCHEDULE VerDate:30/06/1997 [rule 2] New Horizons Vietnamese Refugee Departure Centre. (L.N. 106 of 1992) (L.N. 200 of 1982; L.N. 254 of 1985; L.N. 248 of 1988; L.N. 144 of 1992)