Supplementary to question No. 3
Meet
in Legco Meeting on 25.11.87
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MR. CHUNG : Sir,
Sir, the Secretary mentioned that the Commissioner
guidelines to his officers on giving
of Police had issued
cautions in the case of minor offences. Could the
the Secretary
inform this Council what minor offences other than minor
traffic offences are included in the guidelines?
SECRETARY FOR SECURITY : AS to the other minor offences, it is
more a case of the nature of the offence and the circumstances,
than it is the actual offence itself. As I say, those deciding
to caution must take into account the nature of the offence,
the intention and demeanour of the offender, the absence of any
or
harm done an aggrieved party.
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MRS. CHOW : Sir, regardless of whether there are guidelines or
not, can the Secretary clarify as to whether or not we do have
a caution scheme in existence similar to the one referred to in
Mr. Chung's question, in law enforcement departments other than
the ICAC
ICAC and the police, and whether in practice it has been
used, and whether Government wishes to see it used?
SECRETARY FOR SECURITY : No, Sir, the cautioning is
not being
used by departments other than the police in the circumstances
I have described.