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Timber Stores Bill
Internationally
Protected Persons and Taking of Hostages Bill
Prisoners' Education Trust Fund Bill
To establish a new scheme for licensing timber stores in
substitution for the existing provisions contained in the Miscellaneous Licenses Ordinance
To provide for the continued implementation of both the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons and the International Convention Against the Taking of Hostages by localising the UK enactments which presently apply to Hong Kong but which cease to apply on 30 June 1997. The Bill seeks to put in place a package of international agreements to ensure the safety of individuals at risk from being taken as hostages.
To enact legislation for the establishment of a Prisoners' Education Trust Fund. The Bill seeks to set up a trust fund to provide financial assistance to adult prisoners for educational pursuits, a part of the rehabilitative process for prisoners, so that they can re- establish themselves upon release from prison.
Secretary for Security
Secretary for Security
Secretary for Security