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M* Cruchley.

Wil

you

please advise on the one outstanding

point raised in Mr Fodder's attached

minute of a Hey.

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2. The Hong Kong defintion of offering

wrapon" in the Public Order Ordinance is

the definition in the Porventions of Crime Act, 1953, but it is a more Comprehensive & formare embracing defunction

clearly based on.

3.

I suspect, that a certain amount of mis-

understanding

has crept in here as a result

of the Soncubet doubtful argument put

forward by "Justice

memorandum.

Qu

instrument

5 of thei

in para. 5 of

To

mind,

many

the fact

that

is capable of causing injurch

does not necessarily

that it is

car)

afte all

but I

suitable for that purpose. You

crack

aw egg

with a sledgehammer,

find it easier with a teaspoon.

4.

With respect,

vicios

not meet Hang

Hong Kong's

a gove

with Mr Carter's

that the U., definition

wowe5

naxs.

in

12.5.69.

Mr Gaming

The definition

Crime Act 1953

the

de following

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article made

of The Preventon, I

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use

for