WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1992
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NO POWER OVER EARLY RELEASE OF HK RESIDENTS IMPRISONED OVERSEAS
THE
THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR ALISTAIR ASPREY, TOLD LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HAD NO POWER TO FACILITATE EARLY RELEASE OF PERSONS SENTENCED ΤΟ IMPRISONMENT OVERSEAS.
"HOWEVER, IN LIAISON WITH BRITISH CONSULAR POSTS IN THE COUNTRIES CONCERNED, WE PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE TO PRISONERS IN RELATION TO PETITIONS FOR PARDON OR EARLY RELEASE, HE SAID.
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IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON LAU CHIN-SHEK, SAID THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT WAS INFORMED IN EACH CASE AND, IF THE DETAINEE ASKED THAT HIS NEXT-OF-KIN BE INFORMED, THIS WAS DONE BY THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT.
MR ASPREY SAID ASSISTANCE WAS ALSO GIVEN BY THE DEPARTMENT TO FACILITATE VISITS TO THE DETAINEES BY THEIR NEXT-OF-KIN.
THE GOVERNMENT IS AWARE OF 394 HONG KONG RESIDENTS BEING DETAINED OR SERVING SENTENCES OF IMPRISONMENT OUTSIDE HONG KONG AS AT MARCH 18 THIS YEAR.
MR ASPREY SAID THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT HAD A LIST OF NAMES OF THESE PERSONS WHICH WOULD NOT BE MADE PUBLIC.
A COUNTRY BREAKDOWN OF HONG KONG RESIDENTS BEING DETAINED OR SERVING SENTENCES OVERSEAS IS AS FOLLOWS:
COUNTRY
NO. OF RESIDENTS BEING DETAINED
NO. OF RESIDENTS SERVING SENTENCES
TOTAL NO.
1. AUSTRALIA
1
9
10
13
2. AUSTRIA
4
3. BELGIUM
4
9
13
4. CANADA
2
0
2
5. CHINA
0
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6. DENMARK
1
0
1
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FRANCE
8. GERMANY
9. GREECE
10. INDONESIA
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2
7
9
2
1
3
0
1
1
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