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DONATIOKKE
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RECEIVED 'N RO
(From HICG).
2 0 AUG 1995
cution of LEE
Miss Jorden
Ms Toglin
Pa Pol Pats,
7
Gi
20/7
Line to take: Prosecution of LEE and five others
Use of Loudhailers in Public
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Five of the six defendants summonsed for unauthorised
loudhailers were today convicted and each of them fined
HK$75. Our response should be as below -
1.
QUOTE The Hong Kong Government does not comment on
the outcome of individual prosecutions.
UNQUOTE
2.
The undernoted background material may be useful
3.
Controls on the use of loudspeakers in public
places are provided under the Summary Offences
Ordinance (Cap 228) and the Noise Control
Ordinance (Cap. 400). In what is one of the
world's most crowded and noisy cities, it is
necessary to have some control on the use of
loudspeakers which can cause excessive disturbance
to the public. It is also important that there
should be no unnecessary interference with
attempts by the police to control crowds. The use
of loudspeakers is allowed where no conflict with
police operations is likely and where the degree
of noise pollution is acceptable, taking account
of all the circumstances.