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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1994

THE WESTERN WAS ALREADY

NOTING THAT ALL THE STEPS WERE COMPLICATED AND COULD TAKE UP TO NINE MONTHS TO COMPLETE ACCORDING TO THE EXPERIENCE OF HARBOUR CROSSING EXERCISE, MR BARMA SAID THE PROGRAMME TIGHT AND THE SCOPE OF COMPRESSION WAS VERY LIMITED,

WILL SPAN OF THE

"IN ADDITION, SINCE THE FRANCHISE FOR THE NEW ROAD 1997, IT WILL ALSO BE NECESSARY TO CONSULT THE CHINESE SIDE JOINT LIAISON GROUP," HE ADDED.

THE

CURRENT LAND SITE FOR THE

AS REGARDS LAND RESUMPTION, MR BARMA SAID RESUMPTION PROGRAMME ALLOWED FOR THE HANDOVER OF THE PROJECT IN PHASES, SO THAT LAND WOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE TO TIE IN WITH THE CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMME.

AT THE

HANDOVER OF THE FIRST SITE IS SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE BEGINNING OF THE FRANCHISED PERIOD, WHICH WILL ENABLE WORK TO BEGIN AS SOON AS THE FRANCHISE IS AWARDED.

"PRELIMINARY WORK, FOR EXAMPLE, IDENTIFYING LAND THAT HAS TO BE RESUMED, HAS ALREADY COMMENCED AND WE BELIEVE THAT THE LAND RESUMPTION TIMETABLE IS REALISTIC," HE SAID.

MINIMUM PENALTY FOR MANSLAUGHTER OFFENCE INAPPROPRIATE

* *

TO

THE

IT WOULD BE CONTRARY TO LEGAL POLICY FOR THE LAW TO ATTEMPT

PENALTY FOR THE LAY DOWN A MINIMUM

OFFENCE OF MANSLAUGHTER, MATHEWS, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE HON JEREMY COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

IN

HON LAU WONG-FAT, MR MATHEWS IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE TOLD LEGISLATORS THAT THE OFFENCE OF MANSLAUGHTER COVERED KILLINGS

VARIETY OF CIRCUMSTANCES A WIDE BLAMEWORTHY THAN MURDER.

THAT

MADE THE

OFFENCE

LESS

PERSON "IT INCLUDES A KILLING THAT IS PROVOKED, A KILLING BY A

AND MIND,

A KILLING WHERE THERE SUFFERING FROM AN ABNORMALITY OF

HARM

THE OR DO GRIEVOUS

WHERE

WAS

KILL

NO

ΤΟ INTENTION DEFENDANT ACTED RECKLESSLY.

BUT

"THE MAXIMUM PENALTY IN ALL CASES

IS LIFE

SAID.

Н

IMPRISONMENT, HE

A MINIMUM PENALTY FOR NONETHELESS, MR MATHEWS STRESSED THAT

JUDGE, WHEN THE OFFENCE WOULD INEVITABLY CREATE UNFAIRNESS BECAUSE A

THE WITHIN SHOULD

WHAT SENTENCING,

BE

SENTENCE ABLE TO DECIDE

TO ALL THE STATUTORY MAXIMUM WAS JUST AND APPROPRIATE HAVING REGARD FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES.

DO NOT INVOLVE MERELY PUNCHED

"SOME CASES OF MANSLAUGHTER HE SAID: MISCONDUCT, FOR EXAMPLE WHERE THE DEFENDANT BUT THE VICTIM FELL, STRUCK HIS HEAD, AND DIED AS A RESULT,

SERIOUS ANOTHER,

/"IN SUCH

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