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certified by two medical practitioners to be
"still of unsound mind at the expiration of
his "period of detention "before he can be
detained thereafter.
I suggest that this pre-
caution is sufficient to satisfy the criticism
that the power may be exercised in any unreason-
able way to the disadvantage of anyone who may
be affected, and I suggest that the Ordinance
should be sanctioned.
1.Gant.
11.3.
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It seems that this new provision is
Wal-
quite inapplicable to remand, is untried,
prisoners, and I do not feel able to challenge
the views of the Medical Adviser that it goes
too far to permit the transfer to an asylum of
a person whom a doctor thinks likely to become
insane. I think the object of the Government
of Hong Kong is to be humanitarian and model,
but I think that they have gone a little too far.
As there is no particular hurry about the matter,
I should feel inclined to refer it to the Home
Office, expressing our doubts and asking for their
observations.
18.3.35.