Confidential
police in Birmingham (the estimated population of
which, in June 1969, was put at 1,084,230.)
4
We have already sent you information about
the effectiveness of detention centres in Britain
Fa Subject to all
the reserves expr
you
For the rest, the
I
so I need not go into that aspect of the matter
any further at this stage.
Governor touched on a number of issues -
capital
punishment, corporal punishment, deportation and
detention and mandatory minimum sentences. of
these, I think that only the last two call for comment
since I understand that the Courts in Hong Kong already
have the necessary powers in respect of capital and
that there is no wtention to introduce was legislation on the subject: with crometimens corporal punishment and it would appear to be up to
Cont's
to determine the extent to which these
them to
particular measures should be used.
However, We have noted
5 As r gards deportation and detention, Denys
Roberts has recently sent us a draft Immigration
are now studying and Deportation Bill which we have not yet had
time to study in detail.
from the explantory memorandum accompanying the Bill
that the proposed legisation is designed, amonst
other things, to incorporate into the permanent law
of Hong Kong the provisions of the Emergency
(Deportation and Detention) Regulations and also to
provide powers for the deportation of British subjects.
We shall need to look carefully at the provisions of
Sering
this Bill since some of them may present political which will give nice to criticism in Parliament.
problems here You may rest assured that in so doing
ref
we shall bear in mind the particular circumstances
and needs of Hong Kong, including of course the
your
considerations mentioned in the devernor's letter.
Ion mention the well-known" of Abjectius As you are redoubt awar
(
You
6 so
ngdoubt aware/
the imposition of
Confidential
/mandatory
NOTHING TO BE WRITTEN IN THIS MARGIN