CO129-511-21 Accessories and Abettors Ordinance 1928- Bill 13-9-1928 - 27-11-1928 — Page 15

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crimes to be committed in China. If they obtain this

information in time they may notify the Chinese Authorities, but they are not bound to do this and cannot, at present, take steps to deal with the case. The most they can do is to take steps to get the persons banished from the Colony. Section No.11 of the proposed Ordinance would enable them to deal with

this case.

3. Section No.4 of the proposed Ordinance enables a person who has in the Colony procured, etc., a person to commit a serious offence in the neighbouring territory, to be prosecuted and thus when a crime has actually been committed, the Police may be able to get at the brains of

the enterprise.

It is no uncommon thing to pay Chinese to commit any crime even murder.

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Section No.7 of the proposed Ordinance deals with another grave difficulty with which the Police are faced. Often it is well known that a person has committed a serious crime in China and that he is staying with certain persons whom the Police could prove, knew all about the crime and the same persons are suspected of being criminals themselves and probably interested in the proceeds (if any) of the crime. The house or floor of the house may be known to be harbouring several persons who are identified as having taken part in crimes in China and there is little to do but watch and wait. The Police cannot provide the men and the time to effectively do this and the proposed legislation would considerably aid them in this work.

Extradition proceedings might, of course, be taken

against the perpetrators of the crime but this appears

difficult for the following reasons:-

(i)