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ATTORNEY GENERAL'S CHAMBERS,

REG522 SEP 11

Hongkong....28th. August,.......

191 1.

Report on Ordinance No. 29... of 191/.

I have enomined the accompanying Ordinonce, entitled

"An Ordinance to further amend the Prison

Ordinance, 1899.

and I am of opinion that the Ordinance is one which is not contrary to the Governor's

Instructions,

There has been a recent decision to the effect

that although persons in custody on criminal process may be punish-

ed for escaping from such custody, and that although any person may

be punished for escaping from prison, yet a person in lawful custody

or civil process cannot be punished for escaping from such custody

unless he happens to escape from prison. This Ordinance will have

the effect of reversing that decision in future cRBES.

C. &

Attorney General.