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ELECTRICAL

MACHINERY,

APPARATUS AND

APPLIAM ES,

AND

ELECTRICAL PARTS

THEREOF

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

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THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1990

3,542

+26

14,815

+8

AND SOUND

RECORDING AND

REPRODUCING

APPARATUS AND

EQUIPMENT

2,982

+39

12,399

+26

TRAVEL GOODS,

HANDBAGS AND

SIMILAR

CONTAINERS

1,373

+34

5,822

+33

REPEAL OF LOITERING PROVISION RECOMMENDED

+

THE LAW REFORM COMMISSION HAS RECOMMENDED THE REMOVAL OF A SUB- FOR SECTION OF THE CRIMES ORDINANCE COMMONLY USED TO PROSECUTE PEOPLE

A PERSON'S PRESENCE LOITERING IF A SATISFACTORY EXPLANATION FOR NOT GIVEN.

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A CAUSING

THE COMMISSION, HOWEVER, PROPOSES THAT TWO OTHER SUB-SECTIONS

ONE ON WILFUL OBSTRUCTION TO RELATING TO LOITERING OFFENCES

SAFETY FOR HIS CONCERN PERSON AND THE OTHER ON RETAINED.

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OTHERS - BE

ON THE LAW OF

THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE CONTAINED IN A REPORT LOITERING PUBLISHED BY THE LAW REFORM COMMISSION TODAY (THURSDAY).

WORK BY THE AND LEGISLATIVE OF THE THREE

THE REPORT IS THE RESULT OF MORE THAN TWO YEARS' COMMISSION, AND A SUB-COMMITTEE CHAIRED BY EXECUTIVE

APPLICATION COUNCILLOR MRS ROSANNA TAM TO EXAMINE THE SUB-SECTIONS.

CONTEXT, LEGAL

IS

THE REPORT EXPLAINS THAT LOITERING, IN THE NOT TO BE INTERPRETED AS MERELY STANDING OR WAITING IN A PUBLIC PLACE SUCH AS A STREET OR STAIRWAY, BUT RATHER LOITERING IN SUCH SUCH A WAY AS TO REASONABLY INDICATE TO AN OBSERVER THAT THE IS IDLING FOR SOME UNLAWFUL PURPOSE.

THERE ARE THREE SUB-SECTIONS UNDER SECTION 160 ORDINANCE THAT DEAL WITH LOITERING OFFENCES.

PLACES IN LOITERER

OF THE CRIMES

/SUB-SECTION (1)