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YRTELNO 76: LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENTS CONSEQUENT TO COURT DECISIONS ON BOR RELATED CASES
1. OUR LEGAL ADVISERS THINK THE REMAINING PRESUMPTIONS IN THE DANGEROUS DRUGS ORDINANCE SATISFY THE TESTS OF RATIONALITY AND PROPORTIONALITY MENTIONED IN THE COURT OF APPEAL DECISION (R.V. SIN YAU MING, HC 289/90) HANDED DOWN ON 30 SEPTEMBER 1991.
2. A LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AD HOC GROUP WAS FORMED ON 28 FEBRUARY TO STUDY THE TWO AMENDMENT BILLS. WE GAVE A GENERAL BRIEFING TO
THE AD HOC GROUP ON 4 MARCH. THE GROUP WILL STUDY THE BILLS IN GREATER DETAIL AND, WE UNDERSTAND, WILL MEET AGAIN TO CONSIDER ITS POSITION IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS. WE WILL KEEP YOU POSTED.
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