### Post Office Ordinance 《郵政署條例》

24. Surrender of clothing, etc., by officer of Post Office on ceasing to be officer
(1) Where an officer of the Post Office vacates his office (whether by reason of dismissal, resignation, death or otherwise) he, or if he is dead his personal representative and any person in possession of his effects, shall deliver to the Postmaster General all articles (whether uniform, accoutrements, appointments or other necessaries) which were issued to such officer for the execution of his duty and are not or were not the property of that officer, and shall deliver the articles in good order and condition, fair wear and tear only excepted.
(2) Every person who fails to comply with the provisions of this section shall, in lieu of or in addition to any fine which may be imposed upon him, be also liable to pay such sum not exceeding $2,000 as a magistrate may determine to be the value of the articles not delivered, or if the articles have been delivered but not in good order and condition, of the damage done to the articles. (Amended 1 of 1987 s. 4)
(3) (Repealed 47 of 1997 s. 10)[cf. 1908 c. 48 s. 44 U.K.]

25. Postal packets delivered at hotels, etc., and not claimed
(1) If any postal packet addressed to any person at any hotel, boarding-house or shipping office, and delivered at such hotel, boarding-house or shipping office, is not claimed by or forwarded to the addressee within the respective periods specified in subsection (2), the person in charge of such hotel, boarding-house or shipping office shall forthwith return the postal packet to the Postmaster General, and the postal packet shall thereupon be treated as a postal packet which has been returned to the Post Office from inability to find the person to whom it is addressed.
(2) The respective times referred to in subsection (1) shall be 2 weeks in the case of a postal packet posted in Hong Kong and 2 months in the case of a postal packet posted in any place outside Hong Kong: (Amended 1 of 1987 s. 8)

Provided that the Postmaster General may from time to time extend either of these periods as he may think fit in any particular case.

### Post Office Ordinance 《郵政署條例》

26. Destruction of postal packets, etc.
(1) No person shall destroy any mail bag or postal packet or anything contained in or forming part of any mail bag or postal packet. (Amended 46 of 1992 s. 3)
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to an officer of the Post Office who destroys a postal packet or anything contained in or forming part of a postal packet if he does so under the authority of and in accordance with departmental rules made by the Postmaster General respecting undeliverable mail. (Added 46 of 1992 s. 3)
(Replaced 21 of 1970 Second Schedule)[cf. 1953 c. 36 s. 57 U.K.; 1968 c. 60 Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 6 U.K.]

27. Diversion of postal packets
No person shall wilfully open any postal packet addressed to some other person, which is in course of transmission by post or which has been transmitted by post, or do anything whereby the due delivery of any postal packet addressed to some other person, which is in course of transmission by post or which has been transmitted by post, is prevented or delayed or impeded, either with intent to injure such other person or with intent to obtain some benefit for himself. 
[cf. 1908 c. 48 ss. 54 & 56 U.K.]

28. Unlawful retention of postal packets
No person shall fraudulently retain, or wilfully secrete or keep or detain, or when required by an officer of the Post Office neglect or refuse to deliver up—
(a) any postal packet or any mail bag which ought to have been delivered to any other person; or
(b) any postal packet or any mail bag which has been found by him or by any other person. (Amended 33 of 1939; G.N. 840 of 1940 Supp. Schedule)
[cf. 1908 c. 48 s. 53 U.K.]

29. Unlawful opening, etc., of postal packets
No person shall without lawful authority or excuse—
(a) open any postal packet or take any of the contents out of any postal packet; or
(b) open any mail bag or take any postal packet or any of the contents of any postal packet out of any mail bag; or
(c) have in his possession any postal packet or mail bag or any of the contents of any postal packet or mail bag; or
(d) delay any postal packet or mail bag.
[cf. 1908 c. 48 ss. 51 & 56 U.K.]

### Post Office Ordinance 《郵政署條例》

30. Damaging, etc., letter boxes
No person shall place in or against any post office letter box any fire, match, light or fluid, or any explosive, dangerous, filthy, noxious or deleterious substance, or injure or disfigure or do anything likely to injure or disfigure any post office letter box or any of its contents.
[cf. 1908 c. 48 ss. 61 & 62 U.K.]

31. Prohibition of imitation of certain marks, etc.
(1) No person shall without lawful authority make on any envelope, wrapper, card, form or paper, for the purpose of being sent by post or of being otherwise used, any word, letter or mark, in imitation of or similar to or purporting to be, any word, letter or mark used by any postal authority, or any word, letter or mark which signifies or implies, or might reasonably lead the recipient thereof to believe, that the postal packet bearing such word, letter or mark is sent on Her Majesty’s service or on Government service. (Amended 80 of 1997 s. 38)
(2) No person shall without lawful authority or excuse make any envelope, wrapper, card, form or paper in imitation of, or similar to or purporting to be, an envelope, wrapper, card, form or paper issued by or under the authority of any postal authority.
(3) No person shall without lawful authority or excuse have in his possession any envelope, wrapper, card, form or paper the making of which is prohibited by this section, or upon which there appears any word, letter or mark the making of which is prohibited by this section.
(Amended 23 of 1998 s. 2)[cf. 1908 c. 48 s. 64 U.K.]