(2) Mr. F.C. Woo, pursuant to notice, will ask the following questions :-
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2.
In connection with the exercise of the discretion of arrest under section 45 of the Police Force Ordinance (Cap. 232)
a learned Judge of the Supreme Court once remarked that "the wider the discretion the greater the care should be taken in its exercise". Have any specific orders been given by the Commissioner of Police to Police Officers relating to the exercise of such discretion in order to ensure that no unnecessary arrests should be made, particularly in respect of trivial offences?
It has been known that in a certain case where a director of a limited company was convicted for failure to file an annual retum under the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 32) he has been requested by the Police to have his finger-print taken under section 54 of the said Police Ordinance.
(a) Why is a person convicted of such a trivial offence
required to have his finger-print taken?
(b) Would this not amount to an abuse of the exercise of
the discretion conferred by section 54 of the said Ordinance?
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS.
(1) Supplementary Provisions for the quarter ended 30th
September, 1965.
The dating Financial Secretary to move the following
resolution 1-
Rosolved that the Supplementary Provisions for the Quarter ended 30th September, 1965, as set out in Schedule No. 2 of 1965/66, be approved.
(2) Inland Revenue (Amendment) Hill 1966.
The boting Financial Secretary to move the Second and Third
readings of :-
A Bill, intituled: "An Ordinance further to amend the
Inland Revenue Ordinanca,"
A. CHAPMAN,
DEPUTY CLERK OF COUNCILS,
LEGISLATIVE
OUNCIL
Mesting to be held on Wednesday, 8th June, 1956, at 2.30 p.m.
ORDER OF BUSINESS
WFIRMATION OF MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON 10TH MAX, 1966.
CATHS.
Dr. A.H.R. Coombes to take the Oath of Allegiance,
PAFERS TO BE LAID.
QUESTIONS.
Mr. F.C. Woo, pursuant to notice, will ask the following questions :-
1.
2.
At the last meeting of this Council on the 18th May, 1966 the Honourable Attorney General in answer to my first supplementary question agreed to give particulars na to bow many officers of the Police Force since the issuance of the specific orders have disobeyed the same, May I now limit the time to a period of the procading 6 months instead of from the date of the issuance of the said specific order a end may I have these particulara?
With regard to my second supplementary question will the Honourable Attorney General inform this Council as to whether the requirement to have the finger-print of the Director in question taken was at the request of the Registrar General, and if not, were there special oiromstances in doing so?
GOVPRALINE BUST:935),
(1) Immigration Service (Amendment) Bill 1966,
The Colonial Secretary to move the First reading of :-
A Bill intituled: "An Ordinance to amend the Immigration
Service Ordinance 1961,"
(2) Evidence (Amendment) Bill 1966.
The Attorney General to move the First roading of :-
A Bill intituled;
Ordinance."
"An Ordinance to amend the Bvidenot