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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1994
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SECTION 30 OF THE SUMMARY OFFENCES ORDINANCE WHICH MAKES IT OF ANYTHING AN OFFENCE FOR A PERSON TO BE IN POSSESSION REASONABLY SUSPECTED OF HAVING BEEN STOLEN AND TO FAIL TO GIVE A SATISFACTORY ACCOUNT OF HOW HE CAME BY THAT THING;
(CAP.
IN CERTAIN
SECTION 4(4) OF THE MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS ORDINANCE 266), WHICH PROVIDES FOR AN ENHANCED PENALTY CIRCUMSTANCES, UNLESS THE DEFENDANT PROVES CERTAIN FACTS;
SECTION 29 (6)(A)(I) AND (II) OF THE THEFT
ORDINANCE (CAP.
210), UNDER WHICH TWO PRESUMPTIONS OPERATE AGAINST A PERSON ACCUSED OF CERTAIN OFFENCES INVOLVING THE DISHONEST USE CHEQUES; AND
SECTION 40(A OF THE DUTIABLE (CAP.109)
COMMODITIES
WHICH CREATES A PRESUMPTION THAT ANY WHICH THE ORDINANCE APPLIES ARE DUTIABLE GOODS.
ORDINANCE GOODS TO
WHICH
PROVISIONS TO DELETE THE FIRST FOUR ITEMS WERE CONTAINED IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) BILL 1994, WAS NOW BEFORE THE COUNCIL, MR MATHEWS SAID.
MOTION DEBATE ON RIGHT OF ABODE IN UK
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FOLLOWING
IS THE SPEECH BY THE SECRETARY ALISTAIR ASPREY, IN THE LEGCO MOTION DEBATE ON FOR ALL HONG KONG BRITISH NATIONALS:
FOR SECURITY, MR RIGHT OF ABODE IN UK
MR PRESIDENT:
HONG
NATIONALITY AND RIGHT OF ABODE HAVE A DIRECT BEARING ON KONG PEOPLE'S LIVES. THEY ARE SUBJECTS IN WHICH HONG KONG PEOPLE HAVE ISSUES AT THE THEY ARE AMONG THE INTEREST. A SPECIAL AND DIRECT HEART OF THE TRANSITION,
NATIONALS THE MOTION BEFORE US TODAY PROPOSES THAT ALL BRITISH
THE IN HONG KONG SHOULD BE GRANTED BRITISH CITIZENSHIP AND, THEREBY,
KINGDOM. THIS HAS BEEN DEBATED IN THE UNITED RIGHT OF ABODE
DEBATED IN THE PREVIOUSLY IN THIS COUNCIL; IT HAS BEEN THOROUGHLY
IN DISCUSSED
THE PARLIAMENT; AND BRITISH COMMUNITY AT LARGE.
THE
IT HAS
AND IS
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OFTEN
MADE
FOR
KINGDOM ΤΟ
ALL
AND
IT
THE ISSUE WAS DISCUSSED AT LENGTH BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN LATTER HALF OF 1989. AT THAT TIME THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT ITS POSITION CLEAR; WE BELIEVED THAT THE BEST SOLUTION WOULD BRITAIN TO GRANT THE RIGHT OF ABODE IN THE UNITED BRITISH NATIONALS IN HONG KONG. THAT WAS OUR POSITION THEN; REMAINS OUR POSITION TODAY.
/OUR LOBBYING