THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1990
FORTY ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS RELEASED, RETURNED TO CHINA
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FORTY ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WHO HAD BEEN IMPRISONED FOR OTHER PEOPLE'S IDENTITY CARDS WERE RELEASED AND RETURNED ΤΟ EARLIER THIS WEEK AFTER IT WAS FOUND THAT THEY HAD BEEN CHARGED A REVOKED REGULATION.
USING
CHINA
UNDER
THEY WERE AMONG A TOTAL OF 88 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS SENTENCED TO IMPRISONMENT IN RECENT MONTHS UPON CONVICTION IN MAGISTRATE'S COURTS FOR THE OFFENCE UNDER REGULATION 12(3) OF THE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS REGULATIONS.
ARRANGEMENTS ARE BEING MADE FOR THE REPATRIATION OF THE OTHER 13, WHILE THE REMAINING 35 CONTINUE то SERVE PRISON SENTENCES FOR OTHER OFFENCES.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) THE IIS, AND THREE OTHER PERSONS, HAD BEEN INADVERTENTLY CHARGED UNDER REGULATION 12(3) WHICH HAD BEEN REVOKED WITH EFFECT FROM DECEMBER 1, 1989 AND REPLACED BY SECTION 7A (1A) OF THE MAIN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR HEAVIER PENALTIES FOR THE SAME OFFENCE.
THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED THAT THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO HONG KONG'S POLICY TOWARDS ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION.
CHANGE IN
"ALL ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS BREAKING HONG KONG LAWS WILL CONTINUE TO BE PROSECUTED, AND ALL IIS ENTERING HONG KONG ILLEGALLY FROM WILL BE REPATRIATED,
CHINA
11 HE STRESSED.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID ALTERNATIVE JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS HAD BEEN CONSIDERED TO RECTIFY THE OVERSIGHT, INCLUDING PROSECUTING THESE PEOPLE AFRESH UNDER SECTION 7A(1A). HOWEVER, A PARDON WAS CONSIDERED THE QUICKEST AND MOST EFFICIENT MEANS OF REMOVING THESE PEOPLE FROM PRISON IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW.
MEANWHILE, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS ORDERED AN INTERNAL INQUIRY INTO THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT LED TO THE OVERSIGHT IN THE PREPARATION OF CHARGES IN THESE CASES.
CRIMINAL
STEPS HAVE ALSO BEEN TAKEN TO ENSURE THAT ALL NEW LEGISLATION RELATING ΤΟ
PROSECUTIONS IS BROUGHT то THE
PROSECUTORS AND THE
ATTENTION OF
AGENCIES.
COUNSEL,
COURT
LAW
IMMEDIATE ENFORCEMENT
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