Hong Kong Regulations

IMMIGRATION (VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE) (SHEK KWU CHAU DETENTION CENTRE) RULES - RULE 28

Permitted absences

(1) The Superintendent or, in his absence, the Manager may, if he sees fit,
permit a detainee to be absent from the Centre for such purpose, during such
period and on such terms as the Superintendent or the Manager, as the case may
be, may specify.

(2) If a detainee is permitted under subrule (1) to be absent from the Centre,
he shall, while he is so absent, be deemed to continue to be in the legal
custody of the Superintendent. (Enacted 1991)