Hong Kong Regulations

MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY BY-LAWS - BYLAW 42

Removal of persons from railway premises

PART IX

ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES

(1) Any person who is reasonably suspected by an official of committing or
attempting to commit any breach of these by-laws, while in or upon any part of
the railway premises shall, when required to do so by such official-

   (a)  give to that official true and correct particulars of his name and
        address and of his telephone number, if any, and produce proof to that
        effect for inspection; and

   (b)  produce to that official proof of his identity for inspection. (L.N. 8
        of 1998)

(1A) No person shall wilfully-

   (a)  fail to comply with a requirement under paragraph (1); or

   (b)  in complying or attempting to comply with a requirement under
        paragraph (1)(a), give false particulars of his name, address or
        telephone number or particulars of his name, address or telephone
        number that are misleading in a material particular. (L.N. 8 of 1998)

(2) Every official shall have the power to remove (if necessary by the use of
reasonable force) from the railway premises any person whom he reasonably
suspects of having committed, or attempting to commit any breach of these
by-laws; without prejudice to any penalty or surcharge which may be imposed in
accordance with these by-laws and in the case where such breach is an offence
as herein provided he shall have power to detain such person until he can be
delivered into the custody of a police officer to be dealt with according to
law. (L.N. 201 of 1994) (Enacted 1986)