Hong Kong Regulations

LIBRARIES REGULATION - SECT 36

Persons may be requested to leave in certain circumstances

(Past version on 30/06/1997).

(1) The librarian may refuse entry into a library to any person, or require
any person forthwith to leave a library or any part of the library-

   (a)  whom he has reason to believe has committed or is about to commit any
        offence punishable under this Regulation;

   (b)  who, in his opinion, is likely to cause a nuisance; or

   (c)  who refuses to obey any reasonable direction given to him by the
        librarian in furtherance of the proper management of the library.

(2) Any person who fails to leave a library when required to do so under
subsection (1) commits an offence and may, in addition to any penalty to which
he may become liable, forthwith be removed from the library or any part of it
at the discretion of the librarian. (L.N. 235 of 1991; 78 of 1999 s. 7)