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HONG KONG
No. 12 of 1972
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Governor.
16th March, 1972.
An Ordinance to provide for the detention of young offenders
and for matlers incidental thereto or connected therewith.
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Enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof.
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Detention Centres Ordinance 1972 and shall come into operation on a day to be appointed by the Governor by notice in the Gazette.
2. In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires-
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Prisons; "detainee" means a person against whom a detention order is
in force;
"detention" means detention in a detention centre;
"detention centre" means a place or building appointed by the
Governor under section 3:
Short ille and commencement,
Interpretation.