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adoption of the Criminal Code of England. Within the last three years great improvements have been made in that code by the Consolidation of the Criminal statutes, but such improvements have not been introduced into the Colony of Hongkong. I cannot better illustrate the inconvenience, not to say mischief, of such an omission than by stating that, when I desire to refer to the language of a Statute, defining a particular offence, I am obliged to inquire for Archbold of an old edition, or Roscoe, my Edition, published two years ago, having reference to the statutes not adopted in the Colony. This I submit requires correction. I would propose that we should have one enactment introducing the whole of the Criminal Code existing in England (so far as applicable to the Colony) and providing that every succeeding alteration in the law as made in the Imperial Parliament (with a saving clause) should be in force in the Colony within, say, a year, after being made.
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adoption of the Ciminal Code of England. Within the last
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three
years great improvements have been made in that code by the Consolidation of the Ciminal statertes, but sude improvements have not been introduced unto the Colony of Hongkong. I cannot better illustrate the inconvenience,
not to
say mischief, of such an omission than by stating that, when I desire to refer
to the language of a Statute, defining a particular offence,
obliged to inquire for
Archibold of
old edition.
ον
Roscoe, my Edition, published
two years ago, braving reference to the statutes not adopted in
the Colony. This I submit requires correction. I would propore
that
we should have one
enactment introducing
whole
as
of
now e
(so far of
general.
the
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the Criminal Code
existing in
England
course that is, as
applicable to the Colony/
تمه مه
and
providing that every succeeding
alteration in the law as made
in the Imperial Parliament (with
like
a
should be in
within
saving clause,)
in the Colony.
force
say
year, after
1
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