### Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 《商船(費用)規例》

9. Fees for attendance at legal proceedings or inquiries
Where an officer of the Marine Department is required to attend any legal proceedings or inquiry in his capacity as a Government official there shall be payable in respect thereof—
(a) where the attendance is in Hong Kong during office hours, a fee of $1,115 for each hour or part hour of attendance; and (L.N. 247 of 1992; L.N. 333 of 1993; L.N. 334 of 1994; L.N. 270 of 1995)
(b) where the attendance is outside Hong Kong—
(i) a fee of $7,645 for each period or part period of 24 hours during which the officer is absent from Hong Kong on account of the attendance; and (L.N. 333 of 1993; L.N. 334 of 1994; L.N. 270 of 1995)
(ii) the travelling and subsistence expenses of the officer in such reasonable sums as the Director shall determine. (L.N. 247 of 1992)
(c)-(d) (Repealed L.N. 247 of 1992)(L.N. 229 of 1978; L.N. 310 of 1989)

10. Charges for advice and examination of plans
Where the Director consents to survey, tender advice or examine plans in respect of the structure, machinery or equipment of a vessel in so far as such structure, machinery or equipment is to comply with statutory requirements or with any other requirements and no fee for such survey, advice or examination is prescribed, there shall be payable such reasonable sum in respect of such survey, advice or examination as the Director may agree with the applicant therefor, having regard to the nature and extent of the work involved.
(L.N. 129 of 1967; L.N. 352 of 1983; 64 of 1999 s. 3)

11. Fees payable in advance
Every fee shall be paid at the Marine Department in advance of the service in respect of which such fee is payable:
Provided that the Director may in his discretion in any particular case permit any fee to be paid, in whole or in part, in arrear, and subject to such conditions as to security or time for payment as he may think fit.

### Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 《商船(費用)規例》

12. Services required for certain official purposes
(1) No fee or charge shall be payable in respect of any copy of any certificate referred to in these regulations which is supplied at the request of a department of the Central People’s Government, or the representative of a government other than the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region when the copy of a certificate is required for official purposes.
(2) No fee specified in the Schedule shall be payable in respect of any service referred to in these regulations which is performed at the request of any department of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, any public body or the representative of any government other than the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, but the Director may make such charge in respect of the service rendered as he may consider appropriate.
(23 of 1998 s. 2; 64 of 1999 s. 3)  

### Training Centre (Consolidation) Declaration 《敎導所 (綜合) 宣布》

1. Citation
This declaration may be cited as the Training Centre (Consolidation) Declaration.

2. Declaration of training centre
It is hereby declared that the places and buildings specified in the Schedule shall be used for the purposes of a training centre.

### Training Centres Regulations 《敎導所規例》

1. Citation
These regulations may be cited as the Training Centres Regulations.

2. Interpretation
In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—
inmate (被羈留者) means a person detained or ordered to be detained under the provisions of the Ordinance;
officer (人員) means any officer employed by or in the Correctional Services Department; (L.N. 30 of 1982)
officer-in-charge (主管人員) means an officer, not below the rank of Chief Officer, appointed by the Commissioner to be in charge of a training centre; (L.N. 25 of 1974)
Superintendent (監督) means an officer appointed by the Commissioner to assist him in the supervision of training centres.

3. Administration of training centres
(1) Subject to the orders and directions of the Chief Executive, the Commissioner shall have the general charge and superintendence of all training centres, and shall be assisted in their supervision by a Superintendent. (15 of 1999 s. 3)
(2) The Commissioner shall appoint for each training centre a fit and proper person to be officer-in-charge thereof, and such other officers as may be necessary.

4. Reception
The Commissioner shall, upon the delivery to him of a detention order, cause to be made all necessary arrangements for the reception of the person named therein.

5. Medical examinations
Every inmate shall, on the day of his admission or as soon as possible thereafter, be separately examined by the medical officer.

6. Keeping of records
Every inmate shall, as soon as possible after his admission, be seen by the Superintendent who shall cause the fullest personal particulars obtainable to be entered in the inmate’s record.

7. Appointment of a board to make recommendations for inmate’s discharge
(1) The Commissioner shall appoint for each training centre a board consisting of the Superintendent, the officer-in-charge and such other officers as he may select, to keep under review the progress of each inmate throughout the period of his detention and to make recommendations touching his discharge.
(2) The board shall cause each inmate to be brought before it during the 6th month after the date of his sentence, and his case shall thereafter be reviewed by the board at monthly intervals. (L.N. 25 of 1974)

8. Removal of unsuitable inmates to prison
(1) If the Superintendent considers an inmate to be unsuitable for training in a training centre, he shall cause such inmate to be brought before the board.
(2) The board shall examine the record of such inmate and afford him every opportunity of showing cause why he should remain in the training centre before it recommends to the Commissioner that the inmate be removed to prison under section 7(2) of the Ordinance.

### Training Centres Regulations 《敎導所規例》

9. Notice of supervision
A person who is subjected to supervision after discharge from a training centre shall be given a notice of supervision in the prescribed form, and such notice shall be read to him and fully explained by the Superintendent. (See Form 2

10. Diet
Every inmate shall be supplied with food in accordance with scales of diet approved by the Chief Executive.
(L.N. 115 of 1975; 15 of 1999 s. 3)

11. Food
No inmate shall receive or have in his possession any food other than that authorized except—
(a) with the authority of the Superintendent; or
(b) with the authority of the medical officer, if a variation of diet is desirable on medical grounds.

12. Occupational training
(1) Every inmate, unless excused by the medical officer on medical grounds, shall from the beginning of his sentence be employed on suitable work calculated to assist him in earning his livelihood on discharge.
(2) No inmate shall be employed on any work unless he has been certified by the medical officer to be fit for work of that description.
(3) An inmate, upon his release from a training centre, may receive a cash grant in accordance with an earnings scheme approved by the Commissioner. (L.N. 25 of 1974)

13. Religious instruction
Appropriate religious instruction shall, if practicable, be provided for all inmates.

14. Classes
Provision shall be made for educational classes for the benefit of all inmates.

15. Library
A library of books for the use of inmates shall be provided in each training centre, and every inmate shall be allowed to exchange books as often as may be possible.

16. Classification
The Commissioner shall classify all inmates, having regard to their character, previous history and other relevant circumstances and shall arrange for each inmate to receive his training at the training centre which is, in the opinion of the Commissioner, most suitable.

17. Grades
Inmates shall be divided into such grades as the Commissioner may approve, and the privileges of each grade shall be arranged by the Commissioner.