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for a warrant for the arrest of a person if "in the course of
an investigation of an offence alleged or suspected to have
been committed by any person under this Ordinance, it appears
to the Director that such person is preparing or about to leave
Hong Kong".
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6. It appears that nobody had any reason to suppose that
Godber was about to leave Hong Kong. Had they so suspected,
an application would certainly have been made under Section 18
of the Ordinance to prevent him from leaving.
7. A further difficulty lies in the fact that an offence
under Section 10 of the Ordinance is not one for which the
Fugitive Offenders Act can be used since it is thought that the get can be used only y
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would not be wide enough to cover an offence under Section 10
Cap 201.
8. The Police are actively investigating the possibility of
charging Godber with some other offence for which the Fugitive
Offenders Act could be used, but so far no decision has been
taken as to this.
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