- (d) examine and take copies of any licence or any document referred to in paragraph (c);
- (e) take, without payment but subject to the issue of an official receipt for it, such sample of any article in respect of which any licence may be issued under this Ordinance as may be required by the Director for the purpose of examination and investigation;
- (f) examine any article if he considers it necessary to do so to ascertain whether or not the provisions of this Ordinance are being, or have been, complied with by any person in respect of that article; or
- (g) stop and search any person entering or leaving Hong Kong:
- Provided that no person shall be searched except by a person of the same sex or be searched in a public place if he objects to being so searched.
(2) Any member of the Preventive Service and any authorized officer may require—
- (a) any person to whom a licence has been issued;
- (b) any person who has been registered under this Ordinance; and
- (c) any servant, employee or agent of any person referred to in paragraph (a) or (b),
to furnish such information or take such action as may be necessary to enable the member of the Preventive Service or the authorized officer to exercise the powers conferred on him under this Ordinance.
(3) When a sample of any article has been taken by a member of the Preventive Service or an authorized officer pursuant to paragraph (e) of subsection (1) the Director may, after examination and investigation of it, direct that the sample be returned to the owner thereof or disposed of in such manner as the Director thinks fit.
Special powers of members of the Preventive Service, etc. 21. (1) Subject to section 22, any member of the Preventive Service and any authorized officer may, if he reasonably suspects that there is, in or on any premises or place, vessel, aircraft or vehicle, any article in respect of which an offence has been committed under this Ordinance or which is, or contains, evidence of the commission of such offence—
- (a) enter and search any such premises or place;
- (b) stop, board, remove, detain and search any vessel, aircraft or vehicle.
