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HONG KONG TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
Telno. BIS 3
14 February, 1969
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HKIL 14/22
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UNCLASSIFIED
A law to deal with acid crimes is proposed today.
If passed by Legislative Council it will make it offence for anyone have in public place without lawful authority or reasonable excuse corrosive fluid capable of inflicting grievous bodily harm.
Offences Against the Person (Amendment) Bill 1969
published in Government Gazette today.
When Bill is passed Regulation 1190 (repeat 119C) of Emergency (Principal) Regulation which also made it offence to possess any corrosive substance will be discontinued.
Proposed Bill is more limited in scope than Regulation
1190 as it restricts offence to possession in public place only.
Britinform.
Sir D. Trench.
DEPARTMENTAL DISTRIBUTION
Information Policy Dept.
News Dept.
Hong Kong Dept.
Far Eastern Dept. Legal Advisers DIS. M.O.D.
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