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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1994

THE BILL APPLIES TO OFFENCES THAT CORRESPOND TO THOSE IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT 1993 (UK).

INCLUDED

FALSE

THE

GOODS SET

THEY ARE THE OFFENCES OF THEFT, OBTAINING BY DECEPTION, ACCOUNTING, FALSE STATEMENTS BY CORPORATE OFFICERS, PROCURING EXECUTION OF A VALUABLE SECURITY BY DECEPTION, HANDLING STOLEN AND BLACKMAIL UNDER THE THEFT ORDINANCE, THE OFFENCES OF FORGERY OUT IN PART IX OF THE CRIMES ORDINANCE, AND THE COMMON LAW OFFENCE CHEATING THE PUBLIC REVENUE.

IN ADDITION, THE BILL APPLIES TO THE OFFENCE IN SECTION 18D THE THEFT ORDINANCE, WHICH IS AN OFFENCE PECULIAR TO HONG KONG.

IT

THE PROCURING BY

DECEPTION

OF

OF

OF THE MAKING, ΤΟ RELATES OMISSION, ALTERING, ABSTRACTING, CONCEALING OR DESTRUCTION OF AN ENTRY IN A RECORD OF A BANK OR DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANY.

THE BILL IS SCHEDULED TO BE INTRODUCED INTO COUNCIL ON FEBRUARY 23.

THE LEGISLATIVE

0

FINES FOR TELECOMS OFFENCES SET FOR REVISION

THE

GOVERNMENT

FOR HAS PROPOSED TO REVISE THE FINES OFFENCES UNDER THE TELECOMMUNICATION ORDINANCE IN ORDER THEIR DETERRENT EFFECT.

TO

VARIOUS RESTORE

THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS WERE CONTAINED IN THE TELECOMMUNICATION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1994 GAZETTED TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

THE BILL FEBRUARY 23.

WILL BE INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL ON

WERE,

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE PROPOSED LEVELS OF FINES FOR THE MOST PART, ABOUT 10 TIMES HIGHER THAN THE EXISTING LEVELS.

"THIS IS

RATE BROADLY IN LINE WITH THE INFLATION

SINCE FINES WERE LAST SET, AND REFLECTS THE GOVERNMENT'S ASSESSMENT OF

TO OTHER DEGREE OF

RELATION SERIOUSNESS OF INDIVIDUAL OFFENCES IN

HE SAID. OFFENCES IN THE ORDINANCE AND ITS SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION,"

THE THE

FROM 1986 TO 1992, THE NUMBER OF

UNDER CONVICTIONS ORDINANCE INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY BY MORE THAN THREE TIMES.

THE

MOST OF THEM WERE RELATED TO UNLICENSED USE OR UNAUTHORISED OF RADIO COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT OPERATING IN VEHICLES MODIFICATION SUCH AS TAXIS AND TRUCKS.

HAVE

A

THE

THAT THE PROPOSED INCREASE IN FINES WILL BELIEVE SIGNIFICANT DETERRENT EFFECT IN REGARD TO THIS TYPE OF OFFENCE," SPOKESMAN SAID.

"WE

WOULD GOVERNMENT THE

ALSO SEEK TO REVISE THE FINES UNDER RELATED SUBSIDIARY

PASSED LEGISLATION AFTER THE BILL HAS REEN

INTO

LAW.

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