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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1991

IN THE OR PLASTIC, WERE

WHENEVER MAJOR FITTINGS OR INSTALLATIONS WERE REPLACED CENTRES, NON-METAL COMPONENTS, SUCH AS FIBRE GLASS USED AS FAR AS PRACTICABLE, HE SAID.

"IT IS, HOWEVER, IMPOSSIBLE TO ELIMINATE HARD MATERIALS FROM THE CENTRES," HE EXPLAINED.

MR

THAT ALSO NOTED ASPREY IN EACH

AND CENTRE,

REGULAR

SPECIAL

ALL METAL OR OTHER

WEAPONS OPERATIONS

CONDUCTED REINFORCEMENTS WERE CARRIED OUT FROM TIME TO TIME.

WERE SEARCHES

WITH POLICE

OFFENSIVE WEAPONS IN DETENTION PRODUCTION AND POSSESSION OF CENTRES, HE SAID, WAS PUNISHABLE UNDER THE SUMMARY OFFENCES ORDINANCE, AND UNDER THE IMMIGRATION (VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE) (DETENTION RULES 1989 MADE UNDER THE IMMIGRATION ORDINANCE.

CENTRE)

BETWEEN JANUARY 1989 COURT AND POLICE RECORDS INDICATED THAT

MIGRANTS WERE AND JUNE

YEAR, LAST

233 VIETNAMESE

SECTION 17 OF UNDER WEAPONS POSSESSION OF OFFENSIVE OFFENCES ORDINANCE, 143 WERE CONVICTED. SENTENCES IMPOSED RANGED 14 DAYS TO 18 MONTHS.

CHARGED

THE

WITH SUMMARY

FROM

NO PLANS FOR MINIMUM SENTENCE FOR CRIMES INVOLVING FIREARMS

THE GOVERNMENT HAS NO PLANS TO PROPOSE A MINIMUM OFFENCES RELATED TO ILLEGAL POSSESSION OR USE OF FIREARMS.

SECRETARY

FOR

SENTENCE FOR

MR SECURITY,

THIS WAS STATED BY THE ASPREY, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON J.D. THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

MR ASPREY POINTED OUT THAT THE PRESENT MAXIMUM BY ANY STANDARDS, SEVERE AND BELIEVED TO BE ADEQUATE.

ALISTAIR MCGREGOR AT

PENALTIES ARE,

"

'THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IS EMPOWERED TO SENTENCE IN A PARTICULAR CASE IF HE CONSIDERS

HE SAID. INADEQUATE OR WRONG IN PRINCIPLE,'

SEEK A THAT

REVIEW OF THE IT IS MANIFESTLY

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FOR

FIREARMS POSSESSION

FOR 14 IMPRISONMENT

AND

CARRYING FOR

PENALTY THE MAXIMUM LICENCE IS A FINE OF $100,000 AND ROBBERY IT IS

IMPRISONMENT; LIFE IMITATION FIREARMS WITH INTENT TO COMMIT AN ARRESTABLE OFFENCE, IT ALSO LIFE IMPRISONMENT.

OR IS

OF

WITHOUT YEARS; FOR FIREARMS

A

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