Hong Kong Regulations

REGISTRATION OF PERSONS REGULATIONS - REGULATION 15

Duty of finder of identity card

(1) Any person who finds an identity card which does not belong to him or to a
member of his family shall forthwith cause it to be delivered to any
registration office or police station.

(2) If at any time after an application is made to a registration  officer
under regulation 13(i)(c) for the issue of a replacement identity  card under
regulation 13(2) the card in respect of the application is found by the person
to whom it relates or a member of his family, that person shall forthwith
cause it to be delivered to any registration  officer or police station. (L.N.
178 of 1987; L.N. 382 of 1989)

(3) It shall be lawful for a registration officer to destroy any identity card
delivered to him under subregulation (1) or (2). (L.N. 178 of 1987)