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HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded.
AMENDMENT OF TABLE.
THE HON. ATTORNEY GENERAL.-Since that resolution was published, the Superintendent of Imports and Exports has said that five of these figures involve difficulty in calculation and I therefore move, as an amendment, that the final figure in paragraph A (1) (b) (79 cents) be raised to 80 cents. In paragraph (2) of B I move that 81 cents be reduced to 80 cents and 99 cents be raised to $1; and in paragraph (3) of B similarly, that 81 cents be changed to 80 cents and 99 cents to $1.00.
THE HON. SECRETARY FOR CHINESE AFFAIRS seconded and this was agreed to.
H.E. THE GOVERNOR then put the original motion, as amended, and this was agreed to.
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AMENDMENT ORDINANCE, 1933.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL moved the first reading of a Bill intituled "An Ordinance to amend the Criminal Procedure Ordinance, 1899." He said: This Bill implements the replies given in this Council on the 4th December, 1930, to the questions of the Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga by providing for the establishment of a Court of Criminal Appeal on the lines generally of the English Act of 1907 and of the Straits Settlements Ordinance of 1931. The provision in section 78 of the principal Ordinance, No. 9 of 1899 which enabled the trial judge to reserve questions of law for the consideration of the Full Court is retained as it is a useful power to retain and in certain cases will prove more convenient than resort to the provisions for appeals which are to be provided by the new sections 78A, B and C to be added to the principal Ordinance by this Bill. Under these sections the Full Court will have power in a proper case to order new trials as well as to quash convictions and alter sentences. The new section 10 will enable the Chief Justice, with the approval of this Council, to make rules for the assigning of legal aids in capital cases, appeals and cases reserved. At present such aids are only assigned in capital cases.
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded and the Bill was read a first time.
Objects and Reasons.
The "Objects and Reasons" for the Bill were stated as follows:-
1. Section 10 of the Criminal Procedure Ordinance, 1899 (No. 9 of 1899) provides that the procedure of the Court under
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