establishing a closed area to be published in the
Gazette; and authorises the Commissioner of Police
or any other authorised person to cause a closed
area to be closed by the erection of barriers or
otherwise. Clause 21 amends Section 37 to provide
that a permit to enter a non-Military closed area
may be issued not only by the Commissioner of
Police but in addition by any other person
authorised by the Governor. It is proposed to
ask the Governor further to amend Section 37 to
provide for reasonable notice to be given in the
event of the cancellation of any such permit.
(2) Section 39 deals with the powers of arrest by
Members of H.M. Forces in closed areas. Clause
22 extends those powers to members of the
Essential Services Corps and to those appointed
to guard such areas; it also empowers Police
Officers of the rank of Inspector or above to
detain and remove unauthorised persons from a
closed area.
The above provisions are taken from the Emergency (Closed Area)
Regulations which were introduced during the disturbances in
1967.
(3) Clause 26 adds a new Section 50A to the Principal
Ordinance which incorporates Regulation 113 of the
Emergency (Principal) Regulations. This makes it
an offence to obstruct members of the Services in
the execution of their duty. In Hong Kong military
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