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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1994

FINES UNDER THE ORDINANCE HAVE NOT BEEN REVISED SINCE 1963.

WHICH CAUSES

THE OFFENCES RELATE MAINLY TO THE

ESTABLISHMENT MEANS OF TELECOMMUNICATION, THE SALE OR DEMONSTRATION FOR SALE OF

WITHOUT A LICENCE, RADIO

EQUIPMENT COMMUNICATION

TO APPARATUS

INTERFERENCE

ILLEGAL

OF

ANY

AND THE USE THE WORKINGS

OF OF

TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT.

BUT THEY

"THE OFFENCES MAY NOT APPEAR SERIOUS IN THEMSELVES, CAN HAVE VERY SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES IN TERMS OF AFFECTING COMMUNICATION BY

SERVICES OR BY SHIPS OR AEROPLANES, OR BY DAMAGING EMERGENCY LICENSED COMMERCIAL SERVICES, HE SAID.

1

OVER THE PAST SIX YEARS THE NUMBER OF CONVICTIONS UNDER SECTION

8 OF THE ORDINANCE ROSE FROM 141 TO 641 A YEAR.

MR SIU SAID FOR THE MOST PART THIS INCREASE WAS ACCOUNTED BY UNLICENSED USE OR UNAUTHORISED MODIFICATION OF RADIO EQUIPMENT TAXIS AND GOODS VEHICLES.

FOR

IN

++

HAVE A HE SAID.

"WE BELIEVE THAT THE PROPOSED REVISION IN FINES WILL SIGNIFICANT EFFECT IN DETERRING THIS CATEGORY OF OFFENDERS,

THE BILL ALSO

THE MAXIMUM PROPOSES TO INCREASE OFFENCES UNDER REGULATIONS MADE UNDER THE ORDINANCE FROM $20,000.

DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.

FINES FOR $2,000 TO

CRIMINAL JURISDICTION BILL INTRODUCED TO LEGCO

* * * * *

KONG A BILL PROPOSING TO EXTEND THE ABILITY OF COURTS IN HONG

HAVE TO TRY PERSONS FOR CERTAIN OFFENCES OF FRAUD AND DISHONESTY THAT A CONNBUTION BOTH WITH HONG KONG AND ANOTHER PLACE WAS INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

MOVING

BILL,

THE SECOND READING OF THE CRIMINAL JURISDICTION

WAS ΤΟ THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE HON JEREMY MATHEWS, SAID THE BILL

ADMINISTRATION

HONG KONG OF JUSTICE IN IMPROVE THE

BY RENDERING

LIABLE TO

THEIR FRAUDSTERS

OR PROSECUTION WHERE

ACTIVITIES, CONSEQUENCES OF THEIR ACTIVITIES, WERE CONNECTED WITH HONG KONG.

THE

HE SAID: COMMITTED WHERE TOOK PLACE.

"AT

OFFENCE AS PRESENT, THE LAW REGARDS AN

ITS THE LAST ACT OR EVENT NECESSARY FOR

BEING COMPLETION

"AS A RESULT, IT IS OFTEN NOT POSSIBLE TO PROSECUTE PERSONS

THOUGH HONG KONG FOR FRAUDS COMMITTED OUTSIDE HONG KONG, EVEN HAVE A REAL CONNECTION WITH HONG KONG."

IN

THEY

/CITING AN