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methods

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think

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a return to violent

an wibhely development at the

人

present time).

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ave

Therefore Today and

for the foreseeable future fairly, exceptional

The threat to law and order in

in

Curcumstances with Hona

Hong trong.

threat of violent communist

8.

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melhaels L

The

a

potential rather

than a

present one;

and

it

Seems

debatable

a

point that provisions which interfere

basically with

prisaples

ст

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minanta British legal

H

mens

rea

are

required at

or al

time other

any

a period of

The present-

12an durinę

violence

time

communist

meet which eventuality

introduced under emergency

For inclusion

in permanent

Then

The

coned

regulations.

legustation

There must be

for such power

aining

a continiume, need

For the purpose of

tas non-

mamlan

law and order

suffeccent-

Say

that they

will make the

task

much easier,

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cannot be

argued in Honą

in Hong Kong

that

we

have

been

niconsustent in this matter.

Precisely the

Same

prasicple is

at isime

on

Section 12(3) (a) of the

Ordinance, where the

proposed Hong Kong amendment

does no