(a)
(b)
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a three-year joint project, between the Education Department and the Chinese University of Hong Kong, starting from July 1995. The project involves 12 English-speaking summer camps for 2200 junior secondary students from 90 secondary schools, with native-speaking senior form students as camp leaders; and
a Chatteris Education Foundation programme to provide 16 local secondary schools with native-speaking English language teaching assistants over a period of 3 years.
End/Wednesday, April 19, 1995
Practice of handcuffing suspects
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The following is a question by the Hon Tam Yiu-chung and a written reply by the Security for Security, Mr Peter Lai, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):
Question:
Regarding the practice of handcuffing certain suspects and putting chains around their waists while they are under police escort, will the Government inform this Council whether it will consider changing such practice so as to avoid giving the public the impression of the Police abusing their power?
Reply:
Mr President,
Police General Orders specify that personal restraints such as handcuffs or handcuff transport belts may be used on prisoners/arrested persons:
(a)
(b)
to ensure the safety and control of a person whom the police officer has reason to believe is likely to escape; and.
to protect the Police officer or any other person, including the person to be restrained, from injury.
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