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is made that "such a tendency EVIDENCE AND PRACTICE THE SUBMISSION/SHOULD NOW BE TAKEN TO BE AN ESSENTIAL INGREDIRNT OF THE OFFENCE''. IN OUR CONTACTS WITH THE CHINESE, WE MUST NOT LOSE SIGHT OF THE NEED TO CORRECT THIS OMISSION. FURTHERMORE, SECTION 9(3) OF THE ORDINANCE IS BASED ON AN OUTMODED VIEW OF THE COMMON LAW AND WILL NEED TO BE REVIEWED IN DUE COURSE.
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(G) ON CHECKLIST ITEM 6(A). WE HAVE RESERVATIONS ABOUT THE REFERENCE TO THE TERM ''LAWFUL AUTHORITIES OF THE PRC' HAVING REGARD TO THE DIFFERENCE IN UNDERSTANDING OF THE EXPRESSION BETWEEN HK AND THE PRC. FOR EXAMPLE, THE CHINESE COULD WELL INTERPRET IT TO INCLUDE STATE ENTERPRISES. WE SUGGEST THAT THIS ITEM BE AMENDED TO READ ''INCITING HATRED OR CONTEMPT AGAINST THE CPG OR THE SARG''.
(H) ON CHECKLIST ITEM 6(B). ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT THIS SHOULD MIRROR S.9 (1) (B) OF THE ORDINANCE, WE WOULD SUGGEST IT BE EXPRESSED AS ''EXCITING PERSONS ON THE SAR TO PROCURE THE ALTERATION OTHER
THAN BY LAWFUL MEANS OF ANY MATTER BY LAW ESTABLISHED IN THE SAR''
(I) ON CHECKLIST ITEM (D). ON THE SIMILAR ASSUMPTION THAT THIS SHOULD MIRROR SECTION 9 (1) (E) OF THE ORDINANCE, WE SUGGEST THE DELETION OF ''OR ELSEWHERE IN THE PRC''.
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