Hong Kong Regulations

REHABILITATION CENTRES REGULATION - SECT 17

Leave of absence

(1) The Commissioner may grant to an offender permission to be absent from a
rehabilitation centre for a period not exceeding 5 consecutive days at any one
time.

(2) An offender permitted to be absent under subsection (1) shall be given a
pass signed by the Commissioner stating the period during which the offender
is permitted to be absent from the rehabilitation centre and the address at
which the offender is required to reside during his absence.

(3) An offender who, without reasonable excuse, fails to return to the
rehabilitation centre at or before the expiration of the period for which he
has been granted leave shall be guilty of a disciplinary offence.