Hong Kong Regulations

IMMIGRATION (VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS) (DETENTION CENTRES) RULES - RULE 6

Visiting justices

(Past version on 01/07/1997).
(Past version on 30/06/1997).

(1) Two visiting justices shall, together if possible, visit every detention
centre at least once a month and on such other days as they may be required.
Their names shall be furnished by the Chief Secretary for Administration to
the Authority of every detention centre and every detention centre shall be
open to them at all reasonable times during their tour of duty. (L.N. 362 of
1997; L.N. 271 of 2000)

(2) Visiting justices shall not have any interest in any contract made in
respect of any detention centre.

(3) Visiting justices shall have the following duties in relation to a
detention centre-

   (a)  at the termination of every visit and before they leave the detention
        centre to record in a book provided for the purpose any
        recommendations, suggestions or other remarks;

   (b)  to co-operate with the Authority in promoting the good management of
        the detention centre;

   (c)  to ensure that all abuses in connection with the detention centre
        which come to their knowledge are brought to the notice of the
        Authority immediately;

   (d)  to hear and investigate any complaint which any detainee may desire to
        make to them;

   (e)  to pay special attention to detainees in the sick bay and separately
        confined;

   (f)  to attend to all reports received by them as to the mind or body of
        any detainee being likely to be injured by discipline or treatment to
        which he is subjected and communicate their opinion to the Authority;

   (g)  to inspect the diets of the detainees and if they consider the food
        supplied does not conform to the recommended diet scale, report the
        circumstances to the Authority;

   (h)  to satisfy themselves that the standards of accommodation and
        treatment of the detainees are of an approved level as determined by
        the Secretary for Security; (L.N. 176 of 1992)

   (i)  to inquire into the state of buildings and report to the Governor with
        respect to any repairs or additions which may appear to them to be
        necessary; and

   (j)  to discharge such other duties as may be assigned to them by the
        Governor. (Enacted 1989)