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s.35
Application of Ordinance to postal packets
(1)
The provisions of this Ordinance shall apply to any article contained in a postal packet.
(2)
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1), a postal packet contained in a sealed mail bag shall, if the mail bag is listed in the manifest of the vessel, aircraft or vehicle in or on which it is imported or exported, not be construed as cargo for the purposes of this Ordinance.
(3)
Any authorized officer or any member of the Customs and Excise Service may, in the presence of and under the directions of an officer of the Post Office, open and examine any postal packet held in the custody of the Post Office.
(4)
For the purposes of
this section, the terms
mail
bag
(
郵袋
),
Post
Office
(
郵政署
),
officer
of the Post
Office
(
郵政署人員
) and
postal
packet
(
郵包
) shall have the meanings assigned to such
terms, respectively, under
section 2
of the Post Office Ordinance (
Cap. 98
).