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CYPRINGAT A

IRITDIATE PONG KONG

10 FOREIGH AND CONTIONWEALTH OFFICE

TELEGRAM NUMBER 2276

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16 DECEMER 1500

CONFIDENTIAL

The Coton HKIL 14/15

ADDRESSED FCO AS HYTEL 2276 OF 16TH DECEMBER

REFERENCE YOUR TELEGRAMS 1657 AND 1661.

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(1) THE PUBLIC ORDER ORDINANCE WHICH IS PART OF THE PEFK-

ARENT LAW OF 1.K. CONTAINS A NUMBER OF SECTIONS WHICH ONSTIT

UTE OFFENCES.

IN ALL CASES A BURDEN OF PROOP RESTS ON THE

PLOSECUTION. AS PART OF THE PERMANENT LAV THE CRUINANCE IS

IN CONTINUOUS USE,

for

(2) (A) THERE IS NO PROVISION FOL SOLITARY CONFINEMENT AS

SLOH UNDER HONG KONG LEGISLATION BUT THERE IS A QUOTE SEPAFATE

CONFIVEMENT UNQUOTE. THIS IS A DISCIPLINARY MEASURE, AWAPLED

UNDER P13ON RULES WHITEBY THE CFFENDER MAY BE SUBJECTED TO

SEPARATE CONETHEMENT FOR A PERIOD NOT EXCEEDING 28 DAYS.

NO VISITORS AFE PERMITTED DURING THAT PERIOD NOE WAY THE

PLISCHER EXEFC152 T E USUAL PRIVILEGES BUT LETTERS ARE ALLONED.

THERE IS NO DISTINCTION IN OUR PRISCHERS ECTWEEN FRISCHERS

CONVICTED OF CRIMINAL OFFENCES ALISING CUT OF LIST YEAR'S

DISTURBANCES AND THOSE CONVICTED OF CRIMINAL OFFENCES ADISING

OUT OF CTHE CIFCUMSTANCES. IT IS THUS DIFFICULT, AT SPORT

NOTICE, TO PROVIDE THE STATISTICS. YOU FEQUEST, HOWEVER

AT THE PRESENT THE NO PRISONER IS UNDERGOING SEPARATE CON-

FINEMENT.

(5) AS TAF AS DETAREES AFE CONCERNED, FOLLOWING THE DIS-

TURBANCES IN PONG KONG IN 1967 NO DETAINEES PAVE BEEN KEPT

IN SCLITARY CONFINEMENT. THEREFORE THE QUESTIONS LEGARDING

LENGTH OF TIME DETAINEES HAY. BEEN YEPT IN SOLITARY CONFLE-

MENT AND THE NUMBERS AT PRESENT HELD IN SOLITARY CONFINEKENT

DO NOT ARISE.

2. THE DETENTION CENTCE HAS 12 SIGLE CELLS AS WELL AS

LARGER ONES. THESE SINGLE CELLS WERE USED DURING THE EMERGENCY

FOR DERLIEFING, BUT DETAINEES STAYED THERE FOR ONLY A FLW LAYS.

THEY VETE ALSO USED, ON A LONGER-TFFF BASIS TO HOUSE FEMALE

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