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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1989

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APPEAR,

ΤΟ ANSWER

PENALTY MONTHS

THE

HIS

OF

IF

TO PROVIDE INCENTIVE FOR THE DEFENDANT ΤΟ

TO COMMISSION RECOMMENDS THAT FAILURE BY A DEFENDANT

MAXIMUM BAIL SHOULD BECOME A CRIMINAL OFFENCE CARRYING A THREE MONTHS'

AND IMPRISONMENT WHEN CHARGED SUMMARILY DEALT WITH AS IF IT WERE A CONTEMPT OF COURT.

A

OR HIGHER

THE COMMISSION FURTHER RECOMMENDS THAT A MAGISTRATE COURT SHOULD BE ABLE TO ATTACH CERTAIN CONDITIONS TO THE GRANT OF BAIL, INCLUDING SURRENDER OF THE DEFENDANT'S PASSPORT,

PROHIBITION STATION AT ON LEAVING HONG KONG, A REQUIREMENT TO REPORT TO A POLICE SPECIFIED TIMES, AND A PROHIBITION

ENTERING CERTAIN ARBAS OR

PREMISES.

FROM

MR JUSTICE LIU STRESSED THAT NEARLY ALL THE SUGGESTIONS MADE IN THE REPORT HAVE BEEN ADOPTED ELSEWHERE.

IN HONG "MANY ARE IN FACT ALREADY PRACTISED

KONG. WHAT OUR PROPOSALS WILL ACHIEVE IS GREATER CLARITY AND CERTAINTY IN THE LAW," HE SAID.

IF LEGISLATION RESULTS FROM THE REPORT, IT IS NOT

INSTEAD BRING RADICAL CHANGES TO THE BAIL SYSTEM BUT WILL CLEAR AND CONSISTENT CODE, SETTING OUT THE BASIC CONCEPTS THE LAW MORE ACCESSIBLE.

EXPECTED TO PROVIDE A AND MAKING

BUILDING EXTENSION TO CGO MAIN WING

THE FORMER LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL CHAMBER WILL BE WAY FOR A SEVEN-STOREY OFFICE EXTENSION TO GOVERNMENT OFFICES (CGO) AT LOWER ALBERT ROAD.

MAKE

DEMOLISHED ΤΟ THE CENTRAL

WORK WILL START BEFORE CHRISTMAS то DEMOLISH THE CHAMBER, WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE CGO'S MAIN WING.

THE DIRECTOR OF ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES, MR JOSE

LEI, TODAY {TURSDAY } SIGNED A CONTRACT WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF GAMMON CONSTRUCTION LTD. FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE EXTENSION, ESTIMATED ΤΟ COST ABOUT 929 MILLION.

THE FORMER LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL CHAMBER BECAME REDUNDANT IN 1985 WHEN THE COUNCIL MOVED INTO THE FORMER SUPREME COURT BUILDING

IN

JACKSON ROAD.

SINCE THEN, IT HAS BEEN USED AS A CONFERENCE AND BRIEFING VENUE BY THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT. BECAUSE OF ITS CONFINED CONFIGURATION, ITS USES HAVE BEEN LIMITED.

THE OFFICE EXTENSION IS SCHEDULED FOR OCCUPATION BY JUNE 1991. A TOTAL OF 2,300 SQUARE METRES OF ADDITIONAL ACCOMMODATION WILL BE PROVIDED,

/A MULTI-PURPOSE