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(a)
was on at least one of these 3
previous occasions sentenced to not
less than 2 years' imprisonment,
then, if the court is satisfied that it is
expediont for the protection of the pblic that
he should be detained in custody for a substan-
tial time, the court may pass, in addition to
any other sentence, a sentence of preventive
detention for such tera of not less than 5
nor more than 14 years, as the court may deter--
mine.
(2) A person sentenced to preventive
detention shall be detained in a prison for the
term of his sentence, and while so detained
shall be treated in such manner as may be
prescribed by rules made under the Prisons
(Cap. 234.) Ordinance.
(3) Before sentencing an offender to
preventive detention, the court shall consider
any report or representations which may be made
to the court by or on behalf of the Commissioner
of Prisons on the offender's physical and mental
-condition and his suitability for such a
sentence.
(4) A copy of any report or represen-
tations in writing made to the court by the
Commissioner of Prisons for the purposes of
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