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FRIDAY OCTOBER 11, 1991

FORGERY IS DEFINED AS THE MAKING OF A FALDE

INSTRUMENT WITH SOMEBODY

THE INTENTION THAT IT BE ACCEPTED AS GENUINE THEREBY CAUSING WHO SO ACCEPTS IT TO ACT TO HIS OR ANOTHER'S PREJUDICE.

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INCLUDE

DOCUMENT, ANY

STAMP, AN "INSTRUMENT" IS DEFINED

DISC, CARD, ТАРЕ, MICROCHIP, SEAL OR DIE, AND ANY DEVICE INCLUDING

STORED BY ANY SOUND TRACK ON OR IN WHICH INFORMATION IS RECORDED OR MEANS.

THERE ARE OFFENCES OF POSSESSING FALSE INSTRUMENTS, EQUIPMENT FOR MAKING FALSE INSTRUMENTS.

AND HAVING

THE BILL CREATES A SINGLE OFFENCE OF COUNTERFEITING A NOTE OR PROTECTED COIN.

CURRENCY

AS THERE ARE ALSO OFFENCES OF USING A COUNTERFEIT NOTE OR COIN

COUNTERFEIT NOTE AND COIN; GENUINE; HAVING CUSTODY OR CONTROL OF A

IMPLEMENT; AND A COUNTERFEITING HAVING CUSTODY OR CONTROL OF IMPORTING AND EXPORTING A COUNTERFEIT NOTE OR COIN.

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TO THE USE

FOR MONETÁRY AFFAIRS THE BILL WILL EMPOWER THE SECRETARY DESIGNATE PROTECTED COINS. HE WILL HAVE POWER TO CONSENT OR POSSESSION OF IMITATION NOTES AND COINS IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.

THE EXISTING SENTENCES FOR FORGERY OFFENCES YEARS' IMPRISONMENT TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT.

RANGE FROM THREE

A

IS AN YEARS FOR

AN IMITATION

THE BILL RATIONALISES THE SYSTEM OF PENALTIES BY PRESCRIBING MAXIMUM SENTENCE OF 14 YEARS FOR THE MAIN OFFENCES WHERE THERE INTENT TO USE THE FORGED OR COUNTERFEITED ITEMS; AND THREE POSSESSION WITHOUT ULTERIOR INTENT.

PENALTIES OF SIX MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT FOR MAKING

FOR IMPORTING OR EXPORTING A AND 10 YEARS' IMPRISONMENT COUNTERFEIT NOTE OR COIN ARE PRESCRIBED.

COIN

IN RESPECT OF BOTH

EXISTING POWERS OF SEARCH AND FORFEITURE FORGERY AND COUNTERFEITING OFFENCES ARE RETAINED IN A MODERNISED FORM.

NEW BILL TO STRENGTHEN RABIES CONTROL GAZETTED

PROVIDE A MORE THE PREVENTION AND

A NEW BILL TO THE GOVERNMENT HAS PROPOSED EFFECTIVE LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK FOR CONTROL OF RABIES IN HONG KONG,

CURRENTLY, THE GOVERNMENT'S CONTROLLING POWER OVER RABIES,

DEADLY DISEASE WHICH CAN AFFECT

ANY SPECIES OF

BETWEEN THE DOGS AND CATS ORDINANCE (CAP 167) AND (ANIMALS AND BIRDS) ORDINANCE (CAP 139).

THE MAMMAL, IS SPLIT THE PUBLIC HEALTH

/"HOWEVER, THE