No. 2.
61
No. 10
1911
HONGKONG.
REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
STANDING LAW COMMITTEE
on the
Penalties Amendment Bill, 1911.
Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His
Excellency the Governor, July 20th. 1911.
PRESENT:
The Honourable the Attorney General, (C. G. ALABASTER), Chairman.
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the Captain Superintendent of Police, (F. W. LYONS).
Dr. Ho KAI, M.B., C.M.G.
Mr. H. E. POLLOCK, K.C.
ABSENT.
The Honourable Mr. E. A. HEWETT.
A Bill entitled "An Ordinance to abolish Minimum Penalties and to bring the Law of the Colony as to Penalties into uniformity with the Law of England, and for other pur- poses
was referred to the Standing Law Committee after the second reading.
The Bill has been considered clause by clause in the presence of four members of the Committee, who have held several meetings to discuss it.
The Committee suggest that the Bill be passed in the form in which it appears in the document marked A attached to this report.
For the convenience of members of the Legislative Council a document, marked B, is also attached shewing the form in which the Bill stood when it was referred to the Standing Law Committee.
C. G. ALABASTER.
Chairman.
Laid before the Legislative Council, and adopted on the 20th day of July. 1911.
C. CLEMENTI,
Clerk of Councils.