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FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1989

REGISTRATION OF PERSONS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1989 GAZETTED

AND THE

AND DETER IMPERSONATION PROPOSED MEASURES

IN CONTAINED (AMENDMENT) BILL 1989 WHICH WAS GAZETTED

COMBAT THE GOVERNMENT SEEKS TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION UNDER REGISTRATION OF PERSONS

TODAY (FRIDAY).

PERSONS REGULATIONS, ANY REASONABLE EXCUSE. TRANFERS

WHICH

ΤΟ BELONGS

ANOTHER AND ΤΟ

"UNDER THE EXISTING REGISTRATION OF PERSON WHO, WITHOUT LAWFUL AUTHORITY OR AN IDENTITY CARD OR USES AN IDENTITY CARD PERSON, COMMITS AN OFFENCE AND IS LIABLE TO A FINE OF $5,000 IMPRISONMENT FOR TWO YEARS," A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

"THE BILL SEERS TO RAISE THE PENALTIES OF THESE OFFENCES AND

PERSONS ORDINANCE FOR TO PUT THEM INTO THE REGISTRATION OF

MAXIMUM MISUSE OF IDENTITY DETERRENT EFFECT AGAINST THIS SORT OF DELIBERATE

HANDS CARDS, WHICH OFTEN LEADS TO THE IDENTITY CARDS FALLING INTO THE OF IMPERSONATORS AND ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.

13 A CONVICTION,

"THE PROPOSED MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR BOTH TYPES OF OFFENCES FINE OF $20,000 AND IMPRISONMENT FOR TWO YEARS ON SUMMARY OR A FINE OF $50,000 AND IMPRISONMENT FOR 10 YEARS INDICTMENT.

ON CONVICTION ON

FOR OFFENCE

1 PERSON "THE BILL ALSO SEEKS TO MAKE IT AN

TO RELATING TO HAVE IN HIS POSSESSION AN IDENTITY CARD

ANOTHER PERSON UNLESS THERE IS LAWFUL AUTHORITY OR REASONABLE EXCUSE FOR DOING SO.

CAN BE

ACTION NO "THE REASON BEHIND THIS IS THAT AT PRESENT,

ΤΟ TAKEN AGAINST RACKETEERS FOUND POSSESSING IDENTITY CARDS BELONGING

THAT THEY HAVE USED THOSE OTHERS UNLESS THERE IS EVIDENCE TO SHOW IDENTITY CARDS.

TI

THE BILL WILL BE INTRODUCED INTO THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT LEGCO SESSION.

THE LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL AT

-

TAI A CHAU ONLY A TEMPORARY HOLDING CENTRE

TODAY

MR ALISTAIR ASPREY. THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR SECURITY,

NO MORE THAN A TEMPORARY (FRIDAY) POINTED OUT THAT TAI A CHAU WAS HOLDING CENTRE FOR NEW VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE ARRIVALS.

"NEW ARRIVALS STAY

THERE

ONLY PENDING

TRANSFER TOUR OF

ΤΟ OTHER IMPROVEMENT

DETENTION CENTRES," HE SAID AFTER AN INSPECTION WORK BEING CARRIED OUT ON THE ISLAND.

/"MORE THAN