### Travel Industry Ordinance 《旅遊業條例》

74. Power to enter and search, etc.
(1) For the purposes of conducting an investigation under section 71, an investigator may, at any reasonable time—
(a) in accordance with a warrant issued under section 75, enter and search any premises, and seize, remove and detain any document or thing at the premises;
(b) stop, board and search any vehicle or vessel that the investigator reasonably suspects to be arranged for transporting a tour group;
(c) require any person at the local place of business at which the investigator reasonably suspects that travel agent business is being carried on to produce the business permit in respect of that place for inspection;
(d) require any person whom the investigator reasonably suspects to be working as a tourist guide or tour escort to produce the person’s licence and identity card for inspection; and
(e) make any examination and inquiry that the investigator considers necessary for the purposes of the investigation.
(2) An investigator authorized by a warrant issued under section 75 to enter and search any premises may take with the investigator any other person and any equipment that the investigator reasonably considers necessary in entering and searching the premises.

75. Warrant to enter and search, etc.
(1) A magistrate may issue a warrant to an investigator in respect of any premises if the magistrate is satisfied by information on oath that there is reasonable ground for suspecting that there are at the premises documents or things that are or contain evidence for the purposes of an investigation conducted under section 71.
(2) A warrant issued under subsection (1) to an investigator in respect of any premises authorizes the investigator to—
(a) enter and search the premises; and
(b) seize, remove and detain any document or thing at the premises that the investigator reasonably suspects to be or to contain evidence for the purposes of an investigation conducted under section 71.

76. Retention of property
(1) If property is produced to an investigator in response to a requirement under this Part or is obtained under a warrant issued under section 75, the investigator may retain that property—
(a) for as long as may be necessary for the purposes of the investigation; or
(b) where it may be required for legal proceedings, for as long as may be necessary for the purposes of the proceedings.
(2) If a document (including a document in electronic form) obtained under this Part is in the possession of the investigator, the investigator must, if requested by a person otherwise entitled to possession of the document, provide that person with a copy of the document certified by the Authority to be a true copy of the original (certified copy

### Travel Industry Ordinance 《旅遊業條例》

77. Disposal of property
(1) If any property has come into the possession of the investigator under this Ordinance, a magistrate may order the disposal of the property in the way provided in this section.
(2) The magistrate may, whether on the magistrate’s own initiative or on application by the Authority or an interested person—
(a) make an order for the delivery of the property to the person who appears to the magistrate to be entitled to the property;
(b) if the person entitled to the property is unknown or cannot be found, make an order that the property be sold or retained in the possession of the magistrate or the Authority; or
(c) if the property is of no value, make an order that the property be destroyed.
(3) An order for the delivery, sale or destruction of property must not, except if the property is perishable, be made under subsection (2) unless the magistrate is satisfied that the property will not be required for the purpose of—
(a) any proceedings before the magistrate or any other court; or
(b) any proceedings under Part 7 or 8.
(4) If—
(a) the magistrate orders the sale or retention of any property under subsection (2)(b); and
(b) no person establishes a claim to the property or the proceeds of sale of the property within 6 months after the date on which the order is made,
the magistrate may, whether on the magistrate’s own initiative or on application by the Authority, order that the property or the proceeds of sale become the property of the Government.
(5) An order made under subsection (2), other than an order for the retention of property, must not, except if the property is perishable, be carried out until the period for making an appeal against the order has expired or, if such an appeal is made, until the appeal is disposed of.
(6) For the purposes of subsection (5), an appeal is disposed of if—
(a) it is determined and the period for bringing any further appeal has ended; or
(b) it is abandoned or otherwise ceases to have effect.

### Travel Industry Ordinance 《旅遊業條例》

78. Prohibition on leaving Hong Kong
(1) This section applies if, in relation to an investigation conducted under section 71, an investigator reasonably believes that—
(a) a person is likely to be able to assist the investigator in relation to the investigation by producing any information or document or giving any evidence that the investigator may require; and
(b) the person intends to leave Hong Kong, or has left Hong Kong to reside elsewhere.
(2) The investigator may apply to a magistrate for an order prohibiting the person from leaving Hong Kong without first assisting the investigator in relation to the investigation.
(3) If the magistrate is satisfied that—
(a) the investigator’s application is well-founded; and
(b) it is in the public interest to ensure that the person does not leave Hong Kong, or if the person having left, and returned to, Hong Kong, does not leave again, without first assisting the investigator in relation to the investigation,
the magistrate may make an order against the person and issue the order to the Director of Immigration and the Commissioner of Police, directing them to prevent the person from leaving Hong Kong without first assisting the investigator in relation to the investigation.
(4) The magistrate must, as soon as practicable after the prohibition order is made, serve a copy of it on the subject person, if the person can be found.
(5) Whether or not a copy of the prohibition order is served, the order—
(a) comes into force immediately after it is made; and
(b) continues in force until—
(i) the subject person has given assistance to the satisfaction of the investigator in relation to the investigation; or
(ii) the order is set aside under section 80(2)(a)(i).
(6) An enforcement officer may take any steps (including the use of force) that may be necessary to prevent the subject person from leaving Hong Kong if the officer reasonably believes that—
(a) the prohibition order against the person is in force;
(b) the person is about to leave Hong Kong; and
(c) the person has not been permitted to leave Hong Kong under—
(i) an authorization given by the Authority under section 79(1); or
(ii) an order made by the Court of First Instance under section 80(2)(a).
(7) The investigator must, as soon as practicable after—
(a) the subject person has given assistance to the satisfaction of the investigator in relation to the investigation;
(b) the Authority has authorized the subject person to leave Hong Kong under section 79(1); or
(c) the prohibition order has been set aside or suspended under section 80(2)(a),
notify the Director of Immigration and the Commissioner of Police that the subject person is permitted to leave Hong Kong.