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MR CLIFT'S VISIT TO HONG KONG: NOVEMBER 1980
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PUBLIC ORDER ORDINANCE
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1. As a result of public pressure arising from various incidents
in 1979, particularly involving the Yau Ma Tei Boat People, the
Hong Kong Government decided to amend the Public Order Ordinance.
2. A Bill was put to the Legislative Council in June limiting the
definition of 'meeting' and 'public meeting' and substituting a
system of notifying the Police for one of applying for licences.
The idea was basically to simplify the procedure details are in
ExCo Memorandum Number XCC(80)77 attached.
3. It was intended that the Bill should be enacted during the last
session of LegCo. However, there was an outcry, not just from the
usual pressure groups but also from Justice, that the legislation
was being rushed through. It was therefore agreed that further
readings of the Bill would be held over to the present session to
allow for more public consideration of the proposals.
Hong Kong and General Department
11 November 1980
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