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Cross-boundary Movement of Physical Currency and Bearer Negotiable
Instruments Ordinance

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Part 3
Powers to Detect and Restrain Movement of CBNIs

16. Powers to stop and search etc.

(1) An authorized officer may exercise any or all of the following powers for the purpose of performing the officer’s functions under this Ordinance—

(a) stop and search a person arriving in or about to leave Hong Kong and examine anything in the person’s possession;

(b) stop, board and search a cross-boundary conveyance and examine anything on the conveyance;

(c) require a person arriving in or about to leave Hong Kong or a person on board a cross-boundary conveyance—

(i) to produce the person’s identity card or travel document for inspection; and

(ii) to answer any question the officer considers necessary to ascertain whether there has been any contravention of Part 2;

(d) if any cargo is stored at any place before being exported, or after having been imported and before or at the time of its collection by the consignee— examine the cargo at the place.

(2) An authorized officer may seize and detain anything that—

(a) is found as a result of the exercise of a power under subsection (1); and

(b) the officer reasonably suspects to be connected with a contravention of Part 2.