Hong Kong Regulations

PRISON RULES - RULE 61

Offences against prison discipline

Every prisoner shall be guilty of an offence against prison discipline if he-

   (a)  disobeys any order of the Superintendent or of any other officer of
        the Correctional Services Department, or any prison rules or other
        regulations or any directive issued from time to time by the
        Commissioner that are applicable to him; (L.N. 30 of 1982; L.N. 275 of
        1997)

   (b)  treats with disrespect any officer of the Correctional Services
        Department, or any person authorized to visit the prison; (L.N. 30 of
        1982)

   (c)  is idle or negligent at work, or refuses to work; (L.N. 275 of 1997)

   (d)  uses threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaves in a manner
        that expresses a threat, abuse or an insult; (L.N. 275 of 1997)

   (e)  (Repealed L.N. 275 of 1997)

   (f)  commits any assault;

   (g)  communicates with another prisoner for an improper purpose or when
        prohibited from doing so in the interests of the discipline of the
        prison; (L.N. 275 of 1997)

   (h)  leaves his cell or dormitory or place of work or other appointed place
        without permission; (L.N. 353 of 1981)

   (i)  without reasonable excuse, disfigures or damages any part of the
        prison or any property which is not his own; (L.N. 275 of 1997)

   (j)  (Repealed L.N. 275 of 1997)

   (k)  has in his possession-

        (i)    any article that he is not authorized to have; or

        (ii)   a greater quantity of any article than that he is authorized to
               have; (L.N. 275 of 1997)

   (l)  without authority gives to or receives from any person any article;

   (m)  -(o) (Repealed L.N. 275 of 1997)

   (p)  in any way offends good order and discipline;

   (q)  (Repealed L.N. 275 of 1997)

   (r)  wilfully feigns or endeavours to cause illness or wilfully obstructs
        cure;

   (s)  makes false and malicious allegations against an officer of the
        Correctional Services Department; (L.N. 30 of 1982)

   (t)  (Repealed L.N. 275 of 1997)

   (u)  loses or, without reasonable excuse, damages or destroys any
        Government property; (G.N.A. 68 of 1961; L.N. 275 of 1997)

        (v)    is found to have, without reasonable excuse, traces of a
               dangerous drug within the meaning of the
               Dangerous Drugs Ordinance ( Cap  134) in a sample of his urine;
               (L.N. 353 of 1981)

   (w)  (Repealed L.N. 275 of 1997)

        (x)    fights with any person; (L.N. 275 of 1997)

   (y)  obstructs an officer of the Correctional Services Department in the
        execution of his duty; (L.N. 275 of 1997)

   (z)  with respect to any of the other offences enumerated in this rule-

        (i)    attempts to commit;

        (ii)   incites another person to commit; or

        (iii)  assists another person in committing or attempting to commit,
               such an offence. (L.N. 275 of 1997)