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HE SAID PAROLE WOULD ONLY BE GRANTED TO PRISONERS WHO HAD A CHANCE OF REHABILITATION AND WHO WERE GENUINELY WILLING TO DISSOCIATE THEMSELVES FROM CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES.
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"THERE IS NO REDUCTION IN THE LENGTH OF SENTENCE TO BE SERVED BY A PRISONER UNDER EITHER OF THE TWO SCHEMES, HE NOTED, ADDING THAT PERIOD THE ONLY DIFFERENCE WAS THAT THE PRISONER WOULD BE GRANTED A OF PARTIAL LIBERTY SO THAT HE COULD ADJUST GRADUALLY TO COMMUNITY LIFE.
MR WONG SAID MEMBERS OF THE LEGCO AD HOC GROUP SUPPORTED THE BROAD PRINCIPLES OF THE TWO PROPOSED SCHEMES. HOWEVER, THEY FELT THAT THE
SHOULD MONITOR ADMINISTRATION
UPON THREE AREAS IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SCHEMES.
CAREFULLY
THE FIRST AREA CONCERNED THE DIFFERENT BUT RELATED ROLES
THE RELEASE UNDER PLAYED BY
SUPERVISION BOARD AND THE ATTORNEY
MINOR BREACHES OF GENERAL IN REGARD TO THE HANDLING OF ORDERS.
SUPERVISION
OF A SUPERVISION AND THAT THE DECISION TO MEMBERS ANTICIPATED A THE BOARD AND THE ATTORNEY
HE SAID GIVEN THAT ANY BREACH OF CONDITIONS
OFFENCE, ORDER WAS IN EFFECT A CRIMINAL PROSECUTE WAS VESTED IN THE ATTORNEY GENERAL,
OF CONFLICT BETWEEN POSSIBLE SOURCE GENERAL.
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'ALTHOUGH THE BOARD RECOMMENDS
AGAINST THE REVOCATION OF A
ORDER SUPERVISION
AFTER TAKING INTO
ALL ACCOUNT
RELEVANT CIRCUMSTANCES, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL MAY STILL DECIDE TO GO AHEAD A PROSECUTION," HE NOTED.
CONTRADICTIONS
BECAUSE
WITH
RELEASED
"THIS COULD LEAD TO
A ONCE PRISONER IS CONVICTED OF AN OFFENCE AND SENTENCED TO IMPRISONMENT, HIS SUPERVISION ORDER WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE REVOKED," HE ADDED.
THE
THEREFORE, GOOD CO-ORDINATION SHOULD BE MAINTAINED BETWEEN AND THE BOARD
ATTORNEY GENERAL
POTENTIAL TO AVOID
DIFFICULTIES ARISING FROM MINOR BREACHES OF SUPERVISION ORDERS, HE SAID.
MR WONG SAID THE SECOND AREA OF CONCERN RELATED OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES TO REVOKE ORDER.
TO THE POWER A SUPERVISION
OF THE
OF ABUSING
HIS
HE
THERE SAID
SHOULD BE A CLEAR DEL IMITATION COMMISSIONER'S POWER SO THAT HE WOULD NOT BE ACCUSED
POWER.
THE THIRD AREA WAS THE LENGTH OF WONG SAID.
THE SUPERVISION
PERIOD, MR
OF THE
SUPERVISION IMPRISONMENT
"PRISONERS WHO OPT FOR THE PROPOSED RELEASE UNDER SCHEME WILL LOSE ALL REMISSION EARNED BY VIRTUE SERVED BEFORE JOINING THE SCHEME, HE SAID.
/MR WONG