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THE POLICE SUPERVISION ORDER ON
KUNS FOR
E MONTHS: THESE ORDERS ALWAYS HAVE AN EXPIRY DATE,
IT MIGHT HAVE TO BE RENEVIED BUT 1 THINK IT WILL PROBABLY HAVE
SERVED AS AN ADEQUATE WARNING TO BEHAVE WITHOUT RENEWAL 3
CERTAINLY THEIR IS NO INTENTION TO KREP RELEASED PRISONERS
UNDER SUPERVISION FOR VERY LONG PERIODS, EVEN THE OFFENCE
OF NOT HAVING COMPLIED WITH THE ORDER BECOMES BARRED BY THE
STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS AFTER SIX MONTHS,
5. THE POLICE HAVE INSTRUCTIONS TO ARREST
IF HE IS SEEN IN A PUBLIC PLACE BUT NOT TO SEARCH HIM OUT ON
IT IS MOST LIKELY THAT HE WILL NOT BE
PRIVATE PROPERTY,
ARRESTED.
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I AM CONSIDERING MAKING FOLICE SUPERVISION ORDERS. ON FOUR
OF THE REMAINING DETAINEES 1 HOS, 3,29,*31* AND 34 WHO ARE ALL
DANGEROUS CHARACTERS WITH CONSIDERABLE AUTHORITY IN SAI KUNG
OR YUEN LONG,
1 REALISE THAT THE POLICE SUPERVIS10H ORDERS GIVS. SOME
GROUND FOR COMMUNIST PROPAGANDA BUT THE ALTERNATIVE MAY BC
TO KEEP THE MEN CONCERNED IN DETENTION LONGER,
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