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FM FCO
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELNO 825
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HKC
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OF 201047Z MAY 92
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YOUR TELNO 1337: BILL OF RIGHTS: REVIEW OF LEGISLATION: POLICE FORCE (AMENDMENT) BILL
1. THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATIONS IS TUR WHICH WERE VERY HELPFUL. WE HAVE ONE FURTHER COMMENT.
2. THE LIMITS ON EXCERCISING THE POWER TO DETAIN A PERSON UNDER SECTION 50(7), WHICH ARE SET OUT IN POINTS (1) TO (4) OF TUR, APPEAR TO AVOID POTENTIAL PROBLEMS. BUT POINTS (2) AND (3) MIGHT BE MADE MORE PROOF AGAINST CHALLENGE IF:
HURD
(A) IN THE CASE OF POINT (2), THERE WERE REASONABLE
GROUNDS FOR THINKING THE PERSON HAS AN ITEM IN HIS POSSESSION OR UNDER HIS CONTROL
(B) IN THE CASE OF POINT (3), THERE WERE REASONABLE
GROUNDS FOR THINKING THAT THE PERSON MIGHT
PREJUDICE THE PURPOSE OF THE SEARCH IF HE WERE NOT DETAINED.
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.HONG KONG AGREEMENT
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