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Mr. Carter

Lord Shepherd agrees with the action proposed. But he has one reservation. He is not happy with the inclusion of the words "or suitable" in the definition of offensive weapon. He wonders whether it would not be more appropriate to use the definition used in the Prevention of Crime Act 1953. (See below).

ствола

(C. H. Godden) 9 May 1969

Mr. Gammara

weapon" follows the U.I. defintion

i

or

suitable

The Hong Kong definition of "offensive

bat adds

The words

for Cansing injury.

with

The intention of

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bottles and cargo hooks which

t

OY

"adapted for

catching such dayects as

are neither

"1

made

for causing injury

use" for this purpose

but which

were

commonly used

by

The communists for offensive purp

Je $

in 196

1967.

Subject to legal adrbers' views

2.

my conclusion is

that the win. definition cannot meet Hong Kong's purposes. On the face of it the phrase "adapted for use" requires some element of physical adaptation

or conversion

of a perfectly irinacent object into some sort of weapon

(e.a

१.

a sharpened file). But if it can be

construed