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PRESCRIBED IN THE PUBLIC ORDER (PUBLIC MEETINGS) (GENERAL CONDITIONS) ORDER. CP CAN IMPOSE ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS. ON PUBLIC PROCESSIONS, CP CAN IMPOSE CONDITIONS ON THE FORMING, CONDUCT, ROUTE, TIMES OF PASSING AND DISPERSAL OF THE PROCESSIONS. HE HAS DISCRETION TO AMEND SUCH CONDITIONS.

G. ANY PERSON AGGRIEVED BY A PROHIBITION OF NOTIFIED MEETING, A REFUSAL OF PROCESSION LICENCE OR A CANCELLATION/AMENDMENT OF

LICENCE MAY APPEAL TO THE

GOVERNOR.

H. THE WEARING OF UNIFORMS CONNECTED WITH POLITICAL ORGANISATIONS OR OBJECTS IS PROHIBITED.

I. A PERSON CHARGED WITH

CERTAIN SPECIFIC OFFENCES UNDER PART III IS PRESUMED

TO HAVE DONE OR OMITTED TO DO ANY ACT KNOWINGLY

UNLESS PROVED OTHERWISE.

OF ORGANISERS AND PARTICIPANTS, AND ALLOWING CP TO IMPOSE CONDITIONS WILL BE SET OUT IN THE ORDINANCE ITSELF.

THE PRESENT APPEAL

PROCEDURE IS MODIFIED TO

INCLUDE A RIGHT OF APPEAL

AGAINST ANY CONDITION IMPOSED BY CP BUT

RESTRICTS THE GENERAL

RIGHT OF APPEAL TO PERSONS

CONNECTED WITH THE ORGANISATION OR CONDUCT

OF THE EVENT.

THIS SECTION IS REPEALED.

THIS SECTION IS REPEALED

4. WE ALSO PROPOSE THAT SINCE THE POO AND THE NOISE CONTROL ORDINANCE ALREADY PROVIDE SUFFICIENT REGULATION OF THE USE OF LOUDHAILERS IN PUBLIC PLACE, S.4(29) OF THE SUMMARY OFFENCES ORDINANCE WHICH DEALS WITH THE SAME SUBJECT SHOULD BE REPEALED.

5. IN JULY 1990, EXCO CONSIDERED AMENDMENTS FOR ITEMS A. TO F. IN PARA 3 ABOVE AND INSTRUCTED THAT A BILL INCORPORATING THESE

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