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had the support both of the Chief Justice and of the Director

of Social Welfare) was to enable courts to combine the making

of a probation order with a sentence of caning in the case of

persons of 16 years or over on conviction for any offence scheduled in the Corporal Punishment Ordinance (see paragraph

2 above).

4.

Ministerial approval in this case was also obtained for

My submission of 14 April

the enactment of the Ordinance.

refers.

5.

Винккирь

It is also relevant to note:-

(b)

(a) that by the Criminal Procedure (Amendment)

Ordinance, enacted in February 1971, the Hong

Kong Government have introduced, on a trial basis

for three years, the system of suspended sentences;

that the Hong Kong Government are hoping to

establish their first detention centre during the

early part of 1972. They have asked for a

programme of attachments to appropriate

institutions in the UK to be arranged for one of

the Chief Officers in their Prisons Department,

who is at present on leave in this country and

ODA are who will be in charge of the centre.

dealing with this matter.

3 November 1971

Maria

EO Laird

Hong Kong Department

There has also been skifter laws for deportation inclutig

Brilion cubjects

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