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CANING: THING OF THE PAST
FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1990
OFFENSIVE
WEAPON WILL NO
SENTENCES,
PERSONS CONVICTED OF POSSESSING AN LONGER BE LIABLE TO CANING OR MANDATORY MINIMUM CUSTODIAL UNDER PROPOSED LEGISLATION PUBLISHED TODAY (FRIDAY).
COUNCIL
ORDER (AMENDMENT) THE CHANGE IS PROVIDED FOR UNDER THE PUBLIC BILL 1990, WHICH IS DUE TO BE INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE ON OCTOBER 24.
OF
OF
THE
THAT THE REMOVAL A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN EMPHASISED MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCES SHOULD NOT BE REGARDED AS A RELAXATION
AN OFFENSIVE THE PENAL TREATMENT OF PERSONS CONVICTED OF POSSESSING
AND MONITORED BE CLOSELY WEAPON. TRENDS IN THIS OFFENCE WILL MAXIMUM PENALTIES WILL BE REVIEWED IN DUE COURSE.
IT 19 BECAUSE
A PUNISHMENT NO ABOLISHED "CANING IS TO BE
STATUES LONGER ACCEPTABLE IN TODAY'S SOCIETY AND ITS RETENTION IN THE
ON CIVIL ΤΟ THE INTERNATIONAL WOULD BE CONTRARY POLITICAL RIGHTS," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
GOVERNMENT'9 THE "THIS IS IN LINE WITH
CORPORAL PUNISHMENT.
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AND
COVENANT
ΤΟ DECISION
ABOLISH
CUSTODIAL
WAB SENTENCES
ΤΟ THEY SKE FIT, THE
BRING
OF DEPRIVED
THE
OF
THE REMOVAL OF MANDATORY MINIMUM ALLOW THE COURTS COMPLETE FREEDOM TO SENTENCE AS SPOKESMAN SAID.
"IT IS KNOWN THAT MAGISTRATES DISLIKE FLEXIBILITY OF TAILORING SENTENCES TO THE INDIVIDUAL CIRCUMSTANCES OFFENCES AND OFFENDERS.
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BE ENACTING A THE GOVERNMENT WILL ALSO (AMENDMENT) BILL 1990 AND SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION PUNISHMENT IN ALL OTHER ORDINANCES.
PUNISHMENT CORPORAL TO REPEAL CORPORAL
IT IS EXPECTED THAT BOTH BILLS WILL BE ENACTED BY THIS YEAR.
THE
RND OF
0
―
ACTIVE VOLUNTARY SECTOR HELPFUL TO SERVE COMMUNITY
AN
SAID IT ACTIVE
THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID FORD, TODAY (FRIDAY)
OF BENEFIT THE FORTUNATE TO HAVE IN HONG KONG VOLUNTARY SECTOR TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY.
IS
AT SPEAKING
FOR VOLUNTEER
THE
THE CIVIC RECEPTION OF THE AGENCY SERVICE TO COMMEMORATE ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY, SIR DAVID COMMENDED
DEVELOPING VOLUNTEER WELFARE AGENCY AS A PIONEER IN HONG KONG IN SERVICES.
/"THE PRINCIPLE
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