Issue
Objective/explanation
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CONFIDENTIAL
Present status/progress
China
interest*
UK
interest*
Secretary for Security (Cont'd)
Crimes Ordinance
(Cont'd)
(a)
Parts 1 and 2, which deal with treason and other offences against the Crown need amendment by 1997;
(b) continuation of the
death penalty under sections 2 and 19 needs to be considered in the context of maintenance of the death penalty generally, given article 6 of the
Covenant on Civil and Political rights;
(c) loitering provisions
and stop and search
powers are already
Review of the death penalty
will also be necessary.
Law Reform Commissioner
(LRC) Report on loitering being finalized and is
under review by the law expected to be published by
Reform Commission.
mid 1990; Stop & Search powers are being reviewed in Sub-Committee under LRC, report expected by end 1990.