CO129-531-2 Police Force Amendment Ordinance- 1931 1-10-1931 - 4-12-1931 — Page 4

Enclosure No.2.

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ATTORNEY GENERAL'S CHAMBERS,

Hong Kong 1st October, 193 1.

REPORT ON ORDINANCE No

23

of 193 1

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1.

I have examined the accompanying Ordinance. intituled an

Ordinance to amend the Police Force Ordinance, 1900, and

I am of opinion that the Ordinance is one which is not

contrary to the Governor's instructions.

2.

Under section 26 of the principal Ordinance it is

lawful for any officer of the police to apprehend any

per son who may be charged with, or whom he may reasonably

suspect of being guilty of, any offence without any warrant

and whether he has seen such offence

for that purpose,

committed or not.

3.

There are a number of cases in which it becomes

necessary to summarily arrest undesirable, and sometimes

dangerous, persons in who se case deportation from the Colony

is a more appropriate remedy than any specific charge before

a magistrate.

14.

The Deportation ordinances of 1917, 1929 and 1931,

provide for the issue of warrants by His Excellency the