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Under the bill, failure to observe the requirements of supervisory
notices will be punishable by a fine of $5,000 and 12 months' in prison.
Provision is also made to cover cases in which a new sentence is
imposed on a person detained in a training centre. If the new sentence is
another detention sentence or one for more than two years, then the original sentence (or supervision notice ar recall order) will cease to have effect.
If the new sentence is for a shorter period of imprisonment, then the original one (or supervision notice or recall order) will merely be
suspended during the period of imprisonment.
NEW APPEALS TRIBUNAL MAY BE SET UP
Active consideration is being given to setting up an Administrative Appeals Tribunal so as to improve arrangements for dealing with statutory
appeals.
This was disclosed today by the Attorney General, the Hon. J.W.D.
Hobley, in answer to a question raised in the Legislative Council by the Hon.
O.V. Cheung.
At present, statutory appeals can only be made by way of petition.
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