ELECTRICAL
MACHINERY,
APPARATUS AND
APPLIAM ES,
AND
ELECTRICAL PARTS
THEREOF
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
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THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1990
3,542
+26
14,815
+8
AND SOUND
RECORDING AND
REPRODUCING
APPARATUS AND
EQUIPMENT
2,982
+39
12,399
+26
TRAVEL GOODS,
HANDBAGS AND
SIMILAR
CONTAINERS
1,373
+34
5,822
+33
REPEAL OF LOITERING PROVISION RECOMMENDED
+
THE LAW REFORM COMMISSION HAS RECOMMENDED THE REMOVAL OF A SUB- FOR SECTION OF THE CRIMES ORDINANCE COMMONLY USED TO PROSECUTE PEOPLE
A PERSON'S PRESENCE LOITERING IF A SATISFACTORY EXPLANATION FOR NOT GIVEN.
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-
A CAUSING
THE COMMISSION, HOWEVER, PROPOSES THAT TWO OTHER SUB-SECTIONS
ONE ON WILFUL OBSTRUCTION TO RELATING TO LOITERING OFFENCES
SAFETY FOR HIS CONCERN PERSON AND THE OTHER ON RETAINED.
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OTHERS - BE
ON THE LAW OF
THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE CONTAINED IN A REPORT LOITERING PUBLISHED BY THE LAW REFORM COMMISSION TODAY (THURSDAY).
WORK BY THE AND LEGISLATIVE OF THE THREE
THE REPORT IS THE RESULT OF MORE THAN TWO YEARS' COMMISSION, AND A SUB-COMMITTEE CHAIRED BY EXECUTIVE
APPLICATION COUNCILLOR MRS ROSANNA TAM TO EXAMINE THE SUB-SECTIONS.
CONTEXT, LEGAL
IS
THE REPORT EXPLAINS THAT LOITERING, IN THE NOT TO BE INTERPRETED AS MERELY STANDING OR WAITING IN A PUBLIC PLACE SUCH AS A STREET OR STAIRWAY, BUT RATHER LOITERING IN SUCH SUCH A WAY AS TO REASONABLY INDICATE TO AN OBSERVER THAT THE IS IDLING FOR SOME UNLAWFUL PURPOSE.
THERE ARE THREE SUB-SECTIONS UNDER SECTION 160 ORDINANCE THAT DEAL WITH LOITERING OFFENCES.
PLACES IN LOITERER
OF THE CRIMES
/SUB-SECTION (1)