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Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing (Financial Institutions) Ordinance Part 5—Division 4 Section 49 (4) A person, whether arrested or not, must not be detained for more than 48 hours without being charged and brought before a magistrate.

(5) If a person forcibly resists or attempts to evade arrest or detention under this section, the authorized officer may use any force that is reasonably necessary to effect the arrest or detention.

(6) If an authorized officer has arrested a person under this section, the officer may—
 * (a) search the person, or the place at which the person has been arrested and its surrounding areas, for anything that may be related to the suspected offence; and
 * (b) take possession of anything found as a result of the exercise of the power under paragraph (a) that the authorized officer has reasonable grounds to suspect is related to the suspected offence.

(7) A person may be searched only by an authorized officer of the same sex. Division 4 Miscellaneous 49. Preservation of secrecy

(1) Except in the performance of a function under this Ordinance, or for the purpose of carrying into effect a provision of this Ordinance or doing anything required or authorized under this Ordinance, a specified person—
 * (a) must preserve and aid in preserving secrecy with regard to any matter coming to the specified person’s knowledge—