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As I explained earlier, the Coroners (Witnesses' Allowances) (Amendment) Rules 1996 made by the Chief Justice will, upon commencement, bring into effect the new rates of allowances approved by the Secretary for the Treasury under the authority delegated to him by the Finance Committee on 15 October 1993. Pursuant to Section 22A of the Coroners Ordinance, they require the approval of this Council by resolution.
Mr President, I beg to move.
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Police practice in videotaping rallies
Following is a question by the Hon Sin Chung-kai and a reply by the Secretary for Security, Mr Peter Lai, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):
Question:
On 17 December 1995, the Police used portable video cameras to videotape a rally on the pavement opposite the Xinhua News Agency in Wan Chai. In this connection, will the Government inform this Council of the following:
(a)
why it was necessary for the Police to videotape the rally and take close- up shots of individual participants, despite the fact that no violation of the law had occurred;
(b)
how the Police will handle the video tapes concerning the rally, and whether such tapes will be destroyed; and
(c)
whether there is any code of practice in the Police setting out how to videotape the faces of individual participants in a rally and the circumstances under which such videotaping should be done?