TNAG-0396-FCO40-442-Problem-of-increase-in-crime-in-Hong-Kong-1983 — Page 108

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Reference..

Mr Watts

(Legal Advisers)

CRIME AND PUNISHMENT IN HONG KONG

1. I attach the originals of Mr Lloyd's letter of 22 March and its enclosures together with a draft submission and letter from me to Mr Lloyd.

I would be very

2. We spoke about these briefly. grateful for any further comments. Because of the drafting of the letter these would not necessarily commit you to a final view on the legislation if and when it is approved.

28 March 1973

DESE

A C Stuart

Hong Kong & Indian Ocean Department

Mi Stuart

Discussed with the Watts

and amended

Even if 33 (4) is Exacted, a

magistrate

will still not be bound to impose imprisonment, Since he still has the other doices in 33(2)($). Does this not weaken the Timothy Davey for't bit?

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I wonder whether the trouble with 5.11(2) of Cap. 226 liss not so much in the suggestion that magistrates avoid sentencing young parsom to mi prisonsent, but rather in the words "any other way" being taken by some magistrates t parmut other punishments than those in 33 (2) (3). If so,

(17293) 897465 400m 1/73 G.W.B.Ltd. Gp.863

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