2600027 C.S. 20A
SAVINGRAM
Commonwealth Affairs.
1516
No.
No.
No.
From the Governor, Hong Kong
To the Secretary of State for the Exloniexx
Repeated to
peated to:-
In August, 1967.
My Reference....
CR 3285/57
Your Reference....
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Public Order Bill.
Your savingram No. 1024 dated 21st May, 1964.
Since you agreed to the introduction of this Bill over three
years ago, it has been the subject of further examination in the light of the 1966 and current disturbances and in other respects. A number of changes have been made in the draft Bill which you approved.
2.
The Bill in its present form has been distributed to members of the Executive Council. I think they should have about two weeks to study it. Thereafter, subject to your views and to the approval of the Executive Council, I am most anxious to introduce it into the Legislative Council as soon as possible. In particular, I am advised that the new provisions concerning unlawful assembly and riot are urgently required and that the early introduction of clause 11 and clause 12 (2) and (3), and the provisions dealing with curfew orders and the powers of members of Her Majesty's forces and of the Auxiliary Police Force and Royal Hong Kong Defence Force, is most desirable.
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CHIEF REGISTRAR'S OFFICE
14 AUG 1967
The changes to which I refer in paragraph 1 are as follows:-
(a) Paragraphs (b) and (c) in the definition of "meeting''
in the draft Bill forwarded with my savingram No. 1042 dated 18th April 1964 (hereinafter referred to as the first draft) have been deleted. It is considered that the provisions in Part II of the Bill must apply to the meetings specified in those paragraphs.
COMMONWEALTH OFFICE, DEPENDENT TERRITORES
DIVISION.
(b) Part II of the first draft has been amended so as
to exclude public meetings exclusively for religious purposes from the licensing requirements in clause 7, but public meetings for moral, cultural, charitable, recreational, professional, commercial or industrial purposes will require a licence.
(c) The omission of paragraphs (b) and (c) of the
definition of "meeting" also means that clause 11 will apply to the meetings formerly specified therein. This is considered essential.
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