### Landlord and Tenant (Consolidation) Ordinance 《業主與租客(綜合)條例》

70. Exercise of powers of Commissioner
(1) The Commissioner may, for the purposes of this Part—
(a) serve on any person a requisition in the specified form requiring him to furnish to the Commissioner, within such reasonable period as the Commissioner may specify in the form, the particulars reasonably required by the Commissioner by the requisition; (Amended 40 of 1984 s. 25)
(b) require the landlord, tenant or sub-tenant or former landlord, tenant or sub-tenant of any premises to exhibit to him all documents relating to the tenancy and user of the premises, including leases, receipts for rent, rent-books and accounts, and the Commissioner may take copies of those documents;
(c) at any reasonable time, with the consent of the occupier, enter and inspect any premises and take such measurements and other particulars as he thinks fit;
(ca) require the occupier or other person in control of the premises, following not less than 24 hours’ notice in writing delivered at the premises, to allow the Commissioner to enter and inspect those premises at any reasonable time and take such measurements and other particulars as he thinks fit; (Added 40 of 1984 s. 25. Amended E.R. 4 of 2020)
(d) after the expiry of not less than 24 hours’ notice in writing to the occupier of the premises or, if the occupier cannot be found, to the landlord or other person in control of the premises, enter at any reasonable time during daylight (using such force as may be necessary) and inspect any premises and take such measurements and other particulars as he thinks fit. (Replaced 29 of 1983 s. 24. Amended E.R. 4 of 2020)
(2) Any public officer or class of public officer employed in the Rating and Valuation Department and authorized in writing in that behalf by the Commissioner may exercise any of the powers and perform any of the duties conferred or imposed on the Commissioner by this Part.

### Landlord and Tenant (Consolidation) Ordinance 《業主與租客(綜合)條例》

70A. Refusal to furnish information and obstruction
(1) Any person who, without reasonable excuse—
(a) refuses or neglects to furnish any of the particulars specified under section 70(1)(a);
(b) refuses or neglects to exhibit any document he is required to exhibit under section 70(1)(b);
(c) refuses to allow the Commissioner to take copies of any document exhibited under section 70(1)(b); or
(d) obstructs or evades the exercise of any power under section 70(1)(c), (ca) or (d), (Replaced 40 of 1984 s. 26)
commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 3 and to imprisonment for 3 months. (Added 29 of 1983 s. 25. Amended 40 of 1984 s. 26; E.R. 4 of 2020)
(2) Where the Commissioner is frustrated or obstructed in the exercise of any power under section 70(1)(c), (ca) or (d), he may apply to the court for an order authorizing him to enter and inspect the premises concerned and exercise his powers and requiring the landlord, tenant, sub-tenant, occupier or person having control of the premises to allow the Commissioner to enter and inspect those premises and exercise his powers; and the court shall have jurisdiction to make such order as it thinks fit. (Added 40 of 1984 s. 26)
(3) An application under subsection (2) may be made at the conclusion of any proceedings in respect of an alleged offence under subsection (1) (whether or not any person is convicted) or independently of any such proceedings. (Added 40 of 1984 s. 26)
(4) In this section, court (法院) means the District Court, the Tribunal or a magistrate. (Added 40 of 1984 s. 26)

### Landlord and Tenant (Consolidation) Ordinance 《業主與租客(綜合)條例》

70B. Harassment
(1) Any person who unlawfully deprives a tenant or sub-tenant of occupation of any premises commits an offence and is liable on conviction on indictment to a fine of $500,000 and, in addition, on a second or subsequent conviction, to imprisonment for 12 months.
(2) Any person who, with intent to cause a tenant or sub-tenant—
(a) to give up occupation of any premises or part of premises; or
(b) to refrain from exercising any right or pursuing any remedy in respect of any premises or part of premises,
does any act calculated to interfere with the peace or comfort of the tenant or sub-tenant or members of his household or persistently withdraws or withholds services reasonably required for occupation of the premises as a dwelling commits an offence and is liable on conviction on indictment to a fine of $500,000 and, in addition, on a second or subsequent conviction, to imprisonment for 12 months.
(3) Where a person is convicted of an offence under subsection (1) or (2), the court, in addition to passing sentence, may order the person convicted to pay to the tenant or sub-tenant such sum as it thinks fit by way of compensation for damage, loss or inconvenience suffered by the tenant or sub-tenant by reason of the acts constituting the offence and to forfeit to the Government a sum not exceeding the equivalent of the difference at the date of the contravention between the market value of the premises with vacant possession and the market value of the premises with the former tenant or sub-tenant in possession. (Amended 44 of 2000 s. 3)
(Added 29 of 1983 s. 25)

70C. False statement
Any person who, in any document required under this Part to be lodged with or served on the Commissioner, makes a false statement, knowing it to be false or not believing it to be true, commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 2.
(Added 40 of 1984 s. 27. Amended E.R. 4 of 2020)

71. Forms
(1) The Commissioner may specify the forms to be used under this Part.
(2) The Commissioner may publish in the Gazette any form specified by him under subsection (1).
(3) The Commissioner may in his discretion accept any notice or application served on him which is not in the specified form.

72. Enlargement of time
The Commissioner may extend any time fixed by this Part for the making of any application to him or for the lodging of any document with him except a notice under section 55.
(Amended 40 of 1984 s. 28)