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FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 1989

"THE MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR BREAKING THIS LAW WILL BE A FINE $10,000 AND SIX MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT.

OF

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TAKE "THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION WILL ALSO EMPOWER THE POLICE TO

RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DOWN OFFENDING SIGNS, WHETHER OR NOT THE PEOPLE SIGNS ARE IDENTIFIED.'

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE CLOSURE ORDER SCHEME INTRODUCED

ORDER THAT PREMISES WHERE BILL WOULD ALLOW THE COURTS TO RELATED TO VICE HAD OCCURRED BE CLOSED.

BY THE OFFENCES

HAVE

"SPECIAL PROVISION IS MADE TO PROTECT

THEIR PREMISES TO UNWITTINGLY LET PROTECTORS," HE SAID.

WHO INNOCENT' LANDLORDS PROSTITUTES AND THEIR

"THE

SCHEME

STIPULATES

THAT,

FOLLOWING

A

FIRST OFFENCE WHICH

RELATING TO THE PREMISES, THE LANDLORD HAS A PERIOD OF GRACE IN TO EVICT THE TENANTS.

"FOLLOWING THE

RND

PERIOD,

A IF

SECOND YEAR, THE COURTS MAT

OF THE GRACE VICE-RELATED OFFENCE IS COMMITTED WITHIN ORDER THE CLOSURE OF THE PREMISES IN QUESTION,

FORFEITURE OF VESSELS WHERE "THE BILL ALSO PROVIDES FOR THE OFFENCES RELATED TO PROSTITUTION HAVE TAKEN PLACE,

MODIFIED

CONSULTATION

PUBLIC

FOLLOWING

"THE PROPOSALS IN THE BILL HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED IN

COMMITTER AND THE FIGHT CRIME CONSULTATION ON A WHITE BILL LAST YEAR."

WITH

LIBERATION DAY OBSERVANCE

A WREATH-LAYING CEREMONY WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY (AUGUST 28) IN MEMORY OF MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS WHO DIED IN DEFENCE OF HONG KONG IN DECEMBER 1941 OR LATER AS PRISONERS OF WAR.

TAKE BEGINNING

THE CEREMONY, TO OBSERVE THIS YEAR'S LIBERATION DAY, WILL PLACE AT THE SHRINE IN THE CITY HALL GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE, AT 10.45 AM.

ASSOCIATIONS

REPRESENTATIVES FROM MILITARY FORCES AND VETERANS WILL LAY WREATHS AT THE SHRINE, TO BE FOLLOWED BY THE SOUNDING OF LAST POST, A TWO-MINUTE SILENCE AND REVEILLE, AND THE FIRING OF VOLLEYS IN SALUTE.

THE FIRING PARTY, BUGLER AND SENTRIES WILL BE PROVIDED ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT (THE VOLUNTEERS).

THE THREE

BY THE

LAYING WREATHS AT THE CEREMONY WILL BE:

/COMMANDER BRITISH