### Police Force Ordinance 《警隊條例》

46. Police general orders
(1) Subject to subsection (2), the Commissioner may from time to time make such orders as he thinks expedient to enable him to administer the police force, render the police force efficient in the discharge of its duties and for carrying out the objects and provisions of this Ordinance, and in addition, such orders may provide for any of the matters specified in section 45.
(2) Any orders made under this section shall be called “police general orders” (警察通例) and shall not be inconsistent with this Ordinance or any regulations under section 45.
(Replaced 42 of 1977 s. 13)

47. Headquarter orders
The Commissioner may issue orders of a routine nature to be called “headquarter orders” (總部通令) for the control, direction and information of the police force provided that such orders are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance or police regulations or police general orders.

49. Delegation of certain powers by Commissioner
The Commissioner may delegate any of his powers under section 40, 41, 42 or 43 to any member of the police force by office or any public officer attached to the police force and such delegations will be published in police general orders.
(Amended 42 of 1977 s. 15)

### Police Force Ordinance 《警隊條例》

51. Person arrested to be delivered to custody of police officer in charge of police station
Every person taken into custody by a police officer with or without a warrant, except a person detained for the mere purpose of taking his name and residence or detained under section 54, shall be forthwith delivered into the custody of the officer in charge of a police station or a police officer authorized in that behalf by the Commissioner.
(Replaced 57 of 1992 s. 3)

### Police Force Ordinance 《警隊條例》

53. Power of arrest
Any warrant lawfully issued for any purpose may be executed by any police officer at any time notwithstanding that the warrant is not in his possession at the time, but the warrant shall, on the demand of the person affected, be shown to him as soon as practicable after its execution.

54. Power to stop, detain and search
(1) If a police officer finds any person in any street or other public place, or on board any vessel, or in any conveyance, at any hour of the day or night, who acts in a suspicious manner, it shall be lawful for the police officer—
(a) to stop the person for the purpose of demanding that he produce proof of his identity for inspection by the police officer;
(b) to detain the person for a reasonable period while the police officer enquires whether or not the person is suspected of having committed any offence at any time; and
(c) if the police officer considers it necessary to do so—
(i) to search the person for anything that may present a danger to the police officer; and
(ii) to detain the person during such period as is reasonably required for the purpose of such a search.
(2) If a police officer finds any person in any street or other public place, or on board any vessel, or in any conveyance, at any hour of the day or night, whom he reasonably suspects of having committed or of being about to commit or of intending to commit any offence, it shall be lawful for the police officer—
(a) to stop the person for the purpose of demanding that he produce proof of his identity for inspection by the police officer;
(b) to detain the person for a reasonable period while the police officer enquires whether or not the person is suspected of having committed any offence at any time;
(c) to search the person for anything that is likely to be of value (whether by itself or together with anything else) to the investigation of any offence that the person has committed, or is reasonably suspected of having committed or of being about to commit or of intending to commit; and
(d) to detain the person during such period as is reasonably required for the purpose of such a search.
(3) In this section, proof of identity (身分證明文件) has the same meaning as in section 17B of the Immigration Ordinance (Cap. 115).
(Replaced 57 of 1992 s. 5)

### Police Force Ordinance 《警隊條例》

55. Power to stop, search and detain vessels, etc., or person suspected of conveying stolen property
It shall be lawful for any police officer to stop, search and detain any vessel, boat, vehicle, horse or other animal or thing in or upon which there is reason to suspect that anything stolen or unlawfully obtained may be found and also any person who may be reasonably suspected of having or conveying in any manner anything stolen or unlawfully obtained; and any person to whom any property is offered to be sold or delivered, if he has reasonable cause to suspect that any such offence has been committed with respect to such property, or that the same or any part thereof has been stolen or otherwise unlawfully obtained, is hereby authorized and if it is in his power, is required to apprehend and detain such offender and as soon as may be to deliver him into the custody of a police officer together with such property to be dealt with according to law.

57. Detention and sale of vehicle, etc. of person apprehended
(1) When any person having charge of any vehicle, boat, horse or any other animal or thing is taken into the custody of a police officer under this Ordinance, it shall be lawful for any such officer to take charge of such horse, vehicle or boat or such other animal or thing and to deposit the same in some place of safe custody as a security for payment of any penalty to which the person having had charge thereof may become liable and of any expenses necessarily incurred for taking charge of and keeping the same.
(2) It shall be lawful for the magistrate before whom the case is heard to order such vehicle, boat, horse or such other animal or thing to be sold for the purpose of satisfying such penalty and reasonable expenses, in default of payment thereof, in like manner as if the same had been subject to be distrained and had been distrained for the payment thereof.

58. Power of arrest in case of certain offences against sanitation
Notwithstanding any provision of any enactment relating to public health or sanitation which limits the power to institute summary proceedings in certain cases, it shall be lawful for any police officer to institute summary proceedings before a magistrate against any person contravening any such provision of any such enactment as regulates the sale of foodstuffs elsewhere than in public markets:
Provided that nothing in this section shall be deemed to authorize the arrest of any offender unless the contravention is committed in a highway or other public place.