SUNDAY, MAY 7, 1989
REVIEW OF REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS ORDINANCE
PERIOD OF PUBLIC THE REHABILITATION OF
THE GOVERNMENT WILL BEGIN A TWO-MONTH CONSULTATION TOMORROW (MONDAY) ON A REVIEW OF OFFENDERS ORDINANCE.
BACKGROUND TO THE WHICH HAVE SO FAR AT ALL DISTRICT
"A CONSULTATION PAPER SETTING OUT THE ORDINANCE, AND COMMENTS AND PROPOSALS FOR CHANGE BEEN CONVEYED TO THE GOVERNMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE OFFICES." A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).
COVERS TWO RELATED
CONSULTATION PAPER DISCRETION NOT TO
"APART FROM THE REHABILITATION SCHEME, THE ISSUES, NAMELY MAGISTRATES' RECORD CONVICTIONS, AND CERTIFICATES OF NO CRIMINAL CONVICTION.
EXISTING THE GOVERNMENT
"ON THE REHABILITATION SCHEME, THE PAPER SETS OUT THE PROVISIONS AND PROPOSALS WHICH HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO RELATING TO THE EXPANSION OF THE SCHEME.
"THE PROPOSALS CALL FOR REDUCTION OF THE LENGTH REHABILITATION, EXTENSION OF THE RANGE OF
OF TIME FOR PENALTIES SCHEME, PROVISION FOR CONVICTIONS TO BE ONCE SPENT, ALWAYS SPENT' AND COVERED BY THE PROVISION FOR SECOND AND SUBSEQUENT CONVICTIONS TO BE SPENT."
THE CONSULTATION TO ORDER THAT
ON THE RELATED ISSUES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID PAPER EXAMINED WHETHER MAGISTRATES' DISCRETION CONVICTIONS NOT BE RECORDED FOR MINOR OFFENCES SHOULD BE AS WAS THE CASE PRIOR TO THE INTRODUCTION OFFENDERS ORDINANCE IN 1986.
OF THE
RE-INSTATED.
REHABILITATION OF
WHETHER THE POLICE то PEOPLE WHO PRESENT PRACTICE IS SUCH PEOPLE. HE
"THE PAPER ALSO EXAMINES THE QUESTION OF SHOULD ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF NO CRIMINAL CONVICTION HAVE BEEN REHABILITATED UNDER THE ORDINANCE, THE THAT THE POLICE DO NOT ISSUE THESE CERTIFICATES TO SAID.
PROFESSION,
"THE GOVERNMENT INVITES THE VIEWS OF THE LEGAL DISTRICT BOARDS AND DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEES. AGENCIES AND OTHER REPRESENTATIVE BODIES ON THE ISSUES SET OUT IN
SOCIAL WORK CONSULTATION PAPER. THE VIEWS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC
THE ARE ALSO WELCOME.
ON THESE ISSUES
ON THE
THE AND THEN
VIEWS ON THE RELATED TO THE
"FOLLOWING PUBLIC CONSULTATION, A REPORT EXPRESSED, TOGETHER WITH THE GOVERNMENT'S RECOMMENDATIONS FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE REHABILITATION SCHEME AND ISSUES, WILL BE PUT TO THE FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
H
THEIR VIEWS ADMINISTRATION,
RAISED IN THE IN WRITING CITY AND
ROAD,
PERSONS WISHING TO COMMENT ON THE ISSUES CONSULTATION PAPER ARE REQUESTED TO ADDRESS BEFORE JULY 8 TO THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, WORLD SHIPPING CENTRE, 7 CANTON TSIM SHA TSUI, KOWLOON.
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