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Cross-boundary Movement of Physical Currency and Bearer Negotiable Instruments Ordinance Part 3 Section 26 (3) However, if further inquiries are necessary, an authorized officer may first take the person to an office of the Customs and Excise Service for further inquiries and then to a police station to be dealt with in accordance with the Police Force Ordinance (Cap. 232).

(4) A person must not be detained for more than 48 hours from the time the person is arrested without being charged and brought before a magistrate.

(5) An authorized officer who arrests a person may require the person to give the person’s name and to produce evidence of identity to the officer.

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

26. Disposal of things seized and detained

For the purposes of section 102 of the Criminal Procedure Ordinance (Cap. 221), a thing seized and detained under this Part is property in the possession of the Customs and Excise Service.

27. Compensation

(1) This section applies if anything (seized item) is seized and detained under this Part.

(2) The Court may, on an application made by an interested person in relation to a seized item, order compensation to be paid by the Government to the applicant if, having regard to all the circumstances of the case, it considers it appropriate to make the order.