NONS NO
COL
ROR THE MOTION TO FIX THE DATES OF THE
CHRISTMAS ADJOUENERNT
WONG KONG
Honr Long Public Order Ordinance 1967
The purpose of the recently enacted liong Kong Public Order
Ordinance is to consolidate into one ordinance the various provisions
dealing with public order and to strengthen the law where cxperience
hae show this to be desirable
This is not a hurried piece of legialation arising from the
disturbances in Hong Kong this year: active work on its preparation
had been in progress for at least two years prior to its enactment.
There were alterations to take secount of the experience gained
during recent months, but the ordinance is not designed for dealing
with emergencies. of the considerable amount of emergency
legislation which it has been necessary to introduce since May, the
only emergency regulations which have been incorporated in the
ordinance are those dealing with the offences or intimidation and
intimidating assembly. These offences have been powerful weapons in
the hands of the local Communists in the overgronded conditions of
Hong Kong The provisions to deal with them were included only
after the most careful consideration and because, so long as
communist organisations continue to exist in Hong Kong, there will
always be a danger of intimidation.
It is true that theac particular provisions are based on
Southern Rhodesia law, but it should be noted that the law in question
was enacted in 1960 (1.e. long before the unilateral declaration of
Independence in that country).
The Befora Club of Hong Kong has submitted a petition to
Parliament about this legislation.
and reference may be unde to it.
This was tabled on 12 December
One of the points made in that the
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