X effect from the Civil authority. Another course would be to withdraw the question of political surveillance altogether from the tribunals and receive it from the Executive. I think the ambiguous term "Governor in Council" should be avoided, and that the Ordinance should expressly state whether "the Governor at his discretion may" or that "the Governor shall."
Provision does not seem to be made for the Schedule. See Sec 12. A fugitive from Macao being brought to trial in Hong Kong for another offence and being eventually acquitted, it would hardly be correct to say that "sentence had been pronounced upon him." The reference to Secs 9, 10, 11 should be to Secs 10, 11, 12.
This complete civil constitutional irresponsibility seems far too convoluted and unconstitutional, and exceeds the privileges given to Magistrates in this country by the Protection to Justices Act. A military offence which has not hitherto been made the subject...
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