### Housing Ordinance 《房屋條例》

25C. Sale of detained vehicles
(1) When a vehicle which is detained under section 25B is not claimed within 3 days after its detention, the Authority or an authorized officer shall serve on the registered owner of the vehicle a notice informing him— (Amended 79 of 1979 s. 2; 15 of 1982 s. 12)
(a) of the detention of the vehicle and the place of detention; and
(b) that unless the vehicle is removed from the place of detention, on payment of any charges and parking fee payable under section 25B(4), within 14 days after the service of the notice on him, the vehicle shall become the property of the Authority free from the rights of any person and may be disposed of by the Authority by sale or otherwise.
(2) If a vehicle is not removed in accordance with the notice served under subsection (1), the vehicle shall become the property of the Authority free from the rights of any person and may be disposed of by the Authority by sale or otherwise as it thinks fit.
(3) If, within 6 months after the day on which a vehicle is sold pursuant to subsection (2), any person satisfies the Authority that at the time the vehicle became the property of the Authority by virtue of that subsection, he was the registered owner of the vehicle, the Authority shall pay to such person the balance of the proceeds of sale after deducting— (Amended 15 of 1982 s. 12)
(a) any charges and parking fee payable under section 25B(4); and
(b) any reasonable charges incurred by the Authority in respect of the sale of the vehicle.
(Added 19 of 1978 s. 4)

25D. Delegation of certain powers
The Authority may delegate to—
(a) any person with whom it enters into an agreement for the management of any restricted road or car park, or for the control of the movement or parking of vehicles within an estate;
(b) any employee of such person,
the exercise of any of the powers conferred on the Authority by section 25A(2) or (3), 25B(2), (3) or (4), or 25C(1) or (2).
(Added 16 of 1993 s. 10)

### Housing Ordinance 《房屋條例》

26A. Court orders on purchaser’s conviction under section 26(2)
(1) Where a court convicts a person of an offence under section 26(2) committed in relation to the purchase of land by him, the court shall order, either—
(a) that the land purchased by the offender be transferred to the Authority or to such person as the Authority may nominate; or
(b)  that the offender forfeit to the Authority a sum equivalent to the difference between the purchase price of the land, including any amount paid to the Authority under paragraph 1(b) of the Schedule, and its market value, with vacant possession and without any restriction as to alienation, conveyance or parting with possession, at the date of the conviction: (Amended 16 of 1993 s. 12)

Provided that—
(i) the court may, for special reason relating to the circumstances of the offence, which it shall record, dispense with making an order; and
(ii) the court shall not make an order mentioned in paragraph (a) where it would prejudice another person who has, in good faith and for valuable consideration, acquired an interest in the land.
(2) Following an order made under subsection (1)(a), the court shall appoint a person to transfer the land and to execute all proper conveyances for this purpose, against payment to the offender of the purchase price, including any amount paid to the Authority under paragraph 1(b) of the Schedule, paid by him, less— (Amended 16 of 1993 s. 12)
(a) the amount due under any registered mortgage, which shall be paid to the mortgagee; and
(b) any other amount that would have been deductible if the offender had assigned the land to the Authority or its nominee under the agreement for sale and purchase or the deed of assignment to him.
(Added 15 of 1982 s. 14)

### Housing Ordinance 《房屋條例》

27. Refusal to furnish information
Any person who—
(a) refuses or neglects to furnish any of the particulars specified in a requisition under section 25(1);
(b) refuses or neglects, when required under section 25(3), to produce his lease,
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine at level 4 and to imprisonment for 3 months.
(Amended 15 of 1982 s. 15; L.N. 364 of 1995)

27A. Unlawful alienations, etc.
Where—
(a) a person whether as lender, borrower or otherwise purports to create a mortgage of or otherwise charge land or to assign or otherwise alienate land or to enter into an agreement which relates to land; and
(b) the purported mortgage or other charge or the purported assignment or other alienation or the purported agreement is void by virtue of section 17B,
the person commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $500,000 and to imprisonment for 1 year.
(Replaced 24 of 1995 s. 8. Amended L.N. 364 of 1995)

28. Offences in respect of leases
(1) Any person who, without the consent of the Authority, alters a lease shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine at level 3 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
(2) Any person who, knowing that a lease has been altered without the consent of the Authority, makes any claim under, upon or by virtue of the same shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine at level 3 and to imprisonment for 6 months. (Added 42 of 1976 s. 6)
(Amended L.N. 364 of 1995)

29. Obstruction
Any person who obstructs the Authority or an authorized officer in the exercise of any power or the performance of any duty conferred or imposed under this Ordinance shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine at level 3 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
(Amended L.N. 364 of 1995)

### Housing Ordinance 《房屋條例》

29A. Limitation of time for prosecution of offences
(1) Notwithstanding anything in the Magistrates Ordinance (Cap. 227)—
(a) proceedings in respect of an offence against any section of this Ordinance, other than section 26(1)(aa) or (c) or (2), may be brought at any time within 2 years next after the commission of the offence or within 6 months after the discovery thereof by an authorized officer, whichever period expires first; (Amended L.N. 235 of 1996)
(b) proceedings in respect of an offence against section 26(1)(aa) or (c) or (2) may be brought at any time within 6 years next after the commission of the offence or within 1 year after the discovery thereof by an authorized officer, whichever period expires first.
(2) This section as in force immediately on or after the commencement* of section 8 of the Housing (Amendment) (No. 2) Ordinance 1998 (24 of 1998) shall not apply in relation to an offence committed before that commencement but this section as in force immediately before that commencement shall apply in relation to such an offence. (Added 24 of 1998 s. 8)
(Replaced 33 of 1978 s. 9. Amended 15 of 1982 s. 17; 24 of 1998 s. 8) Editorial Note:
* Commencement date: 24 April 1998.