1974-HKRS28-16-22_Part01 — Page 10

Amendment

Transfer of persons serving a prison sentence

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addiction Treatment centre.

B.

BA. (1) If the Governor is satisfied, on applica- tion by the Commissioner, that a person serving a sentence of imprisonment is addicted to any danger- ous drug and having regard to his health, character and previous conduct, it is in his interest and the public interest that he should undergo a period of cure and rehabilitation in an addiction treatment centre, the Governor may order such person to be transferred to and detained in an addiction treatmeot centre.

(2) An order under subsection (1) shall not be made in respect of any such person if the balance of the term of imprisonment to which he is liable to serve is more than eighteen months, taking into account the amount of remission of sentence which may be earned by him.

(3) A person in respect of whom the Governor makes an order under subsection (1) shall be deemed to have been ordered to be detained in an addiction treatment centre in accordance with section 4(1) from the date of the making of the order.".

Section 9 of the principal Ordinance is amended by of section 9. deleting "further detention" and substituting the following-

HONG KONG

No. 6 of 1974

I assent.

"recall".

Passed by the Hong Kong Legislative Council this 30th day of January, 1974.

Clerk to the Legislative Council.

This printed impression has been carefully compared by me with the bill, and is found by me to be a true and correctly printed copy of the said bill.

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Governor.

31st January, 1974.

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An Ordinance to amend the Temporary Restriction of Building Development (Pok Fu Lam and Mid-levels) Ordinance 1973.

(30th January, 1974]

Enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legistative Council thereof.

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Temporary Restric Short title tion of Building Development (Pok Fu Lam and Mid-levels) and com (Amendment) Ordinance 1974 and shall be deemed to have had effect as from 30th January 1974.

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Section 5 of the principal Ordinance is amended by Amendment deleting "January 1974." and substituting the following-

of section 5.

Clerk to the Legislative Council.

"July 1974, or on such other date as the Legislative Council may by resolution determine.".