festrictions in the use
of handcuffs and plastic restrainers
Resul Un No.
Reply by the Hon G.T.Barnes, JP, Secretary for/Security to a question by the Hon/NGAI\Shiu-kit, OBE, JP/
in the Legislative Council on 29 June 1988
7. MR. NGAI asked (in Cantonese):
Question: Will Government inform this Council whether there are special reasons that the use of handcuffs and plastic restrainers are necessary in the arrest of Chinese illegal immigrants?
SECRETARY FOR SECURITY:
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sir
Handcuffs and plastic restrainers are not used
automatically or indiscriminately when illegal immigrants are
arrested. They are used only when necessary for special
reasons: that is, if the arresting officer, taking into account the particular circumstances at the time, believes that the illegal immigrant may become violent or may try to
escape.
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These restrictions in the use of handcuffs and plastic restrainers are stipulated in police General Orders and apply to all police arrests, not only arrests of illegal immigrants.
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The particular circumstances which an arresting officer might take into consideration at the time of arrest would
include the number, type and mood of the illegal immigrants,
the location, the time of day or night, the distance to be transported, mode of transport, and availability of support
for his action.
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