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21.
it
for all
As manpower
commitments elsewhere may make impracticable to provide guards from the Police civil key points, the burden of providing physical security for these key points, lies the respective Heads of Departments or companies concerned.
adequate
on
CLOSED AREAS
22. under
245).
Certain places may be declared Closed Areas Section 36 of the Public Order Ordinance (Cap
The GSECC would be responsible for arranging, on the recommendation of GSC or SCC, for an order defining specific Closed Areas to be drafted for the Governor's signature.
23.
The Police would then be empowered to remove all unauthorised persons from the Closed Area, including employees of the installations concerned, using whatever force is necessary if this is in the public interest.
24.
Potential Closed Areas would include telephone exchanges, MTR stations, bus depots, government premises etc. The power to designate any place a Closed Area could be used against sit-in strikers in an installation whose continued operation is necessary to the well-being of the territory.
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