### Reformatory Schools Ordinance 《感化院條例》

26. Expenses of offenders
(1) Any court having power to order a youthful offender to be sent to a reformatory school shall have power to make orders on the parent of the youthful offender to contribute for the whole or any part of the expenses of the youthful offender during the period of detention such sums as the court may think fit and may of its own motion, or on the application of any person, from time to time revoke or vary such orders or remit wholly or partially any payment ordered to be made under this section. (Amended 30 of 1977 s. 8)
(2) Any such order may be made on the complaint or application of the manager of the reformatory school to which the youthful offender is ordered to be sent or on the complaint or application of the Commissioner of Police and either at the time when the youthful offender is ordered to be sent to the reformatory school or subsequently, and the sums ordered to be contributed shall be paid to such persons as the court may name. (Amended 30 of 1977 s. 8)
(3) A court having power to make an order for contribution under this section may issue an order requiring the parent to attend and show cause why an order for contribution should not be made, and an order for contribution under this section may be made on a parent who, having been required to attend, has failed to do so, but, save as aforesaid, no such order shall be made without giving the parent or guardian an opportunity of being heard.
(4) A court making an order for contribution under this section shall have regard to the means of the person on whom such order shall be made.
(5) Any sums ordered to be contributed by a parent under this section may be recovered from him by distress or imprisonment in like manner as if the same were a fine legally imposed on him by the court.
(6) Where an order for contribution has been made under this section the person on whom such order has been made shall give notice of any change of address to the Commissioner of Police and, if he fails to do so without reasonable excuse, he shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine at level 1. (Amended E.R. 4 of 2021)

27. Punishment of refractory offender
Any youthful offender detained in a reformatory school who—
(a) wilfully neglects or wilfully refuses to conform to the rules thereof; or
(b) is guilty of wilful insubordination against the discipline thereof,
shall be liable to be punished in the manner prescribed by the rules of the said reformatory school.
(Amended 30 of 1977 s. 8)

### Reformatory Schools Ordinance 《感化院條例》

28A. Power to order removal to addiction treatment centre
(1) On an application being made on behalf of the Director of Social Welfare in respect of a youthful offender detained in a reformatory school, a court or magistrate may order that such youthful offender be removed from such school to an addiction treatment centre. (Amended L.N. 126 of 1995)
(2) Before an order is made under subsection (1) a court or a magistrate shall consider a report of the Commissioner of Correctional Services on the suitability of the youthful offender for cure and rehabilitation and on the availability of places at addiction treatment centres and on whether it is in the interest of the youthful offender and in the public interest that such youthful offender should undergo a period of cure and rehabilitation in an addiction treatment centre.
(3) An order under subsection (1) shall take effect as if it were a detention order made under section 4(1) of the Drug Addiction Treatment Centres Ordinance (Cap. 244).
(4) For the purposes of this section, the definition of youthful offender in section 2 shall apply as if the words “under the age of 18 years” were substituted for the words “under the age of 16 years”.
(Added 90 of 1988 s. 4)

29. Escape of offender
Any youthful offender detained in a reformatory school who escapes therefrom may, at any time before the expiration of his period of detention, be apprehended without warrant and brought back to the place in which he was detained there to complete his period of detention:
Provided that such youthful offender shall not be detained longer than until he attains the age of 18 years.(Amended 30 of 1977 s. 8)

30. Prosecution of detained person committing offence
(1) Any youthful offender detained in a reformatory school who—
(a) during his period of detention commits any offence; or
(b) prior to being detained committed any offence, other than the offence for which he is detained,
shall be liable to be prosecuted on account of such offence.
(2) If found guilty and sentenced—
(a) to imprisonment or to detention in a detention centre or training centre, the order for the youthful offender’s detention in the reformatory school shall be discharged;
(b)  to any other punishment, including a suspended sentence, he shall be taken back to the reformatory school wherein he was detained or such other school as the Chief Executive may direct, there to complete his period of detention: (Amended 17 of 1999 s. 3)
Provided that such youthful offender shall not be detained longer than until he attains the age of 18 years. 
(Replaced 30 of 1977 s. 12)

### Reformatory Schools Ordinance 《感化院條例》

31. Penalties for assisting escape
Any person who—
(a) knowingly assists or induces, directly or indirectly, a youthful offender to escape from any reformatory school wherein he is detained; or
(b) knowingly harbours, conceals or prevents from returning to such reformatory school any youthful offender who has escaped therefrom or knowingly assists in so doing, (Amended L.N. 95 of 1993)
shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine at level 1 or to imprisonment for 6 months.
(Amended 22 of 1950 Schedule; 30 of 1977 s. 8; E.R. 4 of 2021)

32. Provisions as to custody of person detained
(1) The order of detention made by a court in pursuance of which a youthful offender is sent to a reformatory school shall be in writing under the hand of the presiding magistrate and the seal of the court and shall be delivered with the youthful offender to the manager of the reformatory school and shall be sufficient authority for his detention therein, or in any other place to which he is transferred in pursuance of this Ordinance, in accordance with the tenor thereof.
(2) A youthful offender whilst so detained and whilst being conveyed to and from a reformatory school shall be deemed to be in legal custody and if he escapes may be apprehended without warrant and taken to the place wherein he was detained or to or from which he was being conveyed.
(3) Every officer of a reformatory school authorized by the manager thereof or by the court to take charge of any youthful offender ordered to be detained under this Ordinance, for the purpose of conveying him to or from the school or of apprehending and bringing him back to the school in case of his escape or refusal to return, shall for that purpose and while engaged in that duty have all the powers, protection and privileges of a police officer.
(Amended 30 of 1977 s. 8)

33. Orders of the Chief Executive
(1) Every order, authority or direction which by the provisions of this Ordinance may be given by the Chief Executive shall be in writing. (Amended 17 of 1999 s. 3)
(2) A copy under the hand of the Chief Secretary for Administration shall be evidence of any such order, authority or direction purporting to be contained therein until the contrary is shown. (Amended L.N. 362 of 1997)