TNAG-0396-FCO40-442-Problem-of-increase-in-crime-in-Hong-Kong-1983 — Page 144

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For discussion

on 20th February 1973

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XCC(73)14,

1430.

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MEMORANDUM FOR EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

COMPENSATION FOR VICTIMS OF CRIMES OF VIOLENCE

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At the meeting on 31st October 1972, Honourable Members considered memorandum XCC(72)80 (copy at Annex A), on the subject of proposals for a scheme for compensating victims of crimes of violence.

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Council advised and the Governor ordered that a scheme for the compensation of victims of crimes of violence be approved in principle, but that the Working Party should submit a further report taking into account the following views of Council:

(a)

(b)

(c)

the rates of compensation payable to victims of crimes of violence should be based on those payable to the victims of natural disasters from the Community Relief Trust Fund;

the rates of compensation payable to persons killed or injured when assisting the police or trying to prevent the commission of a crime should be much higher than the recommended 50% increase over the scale payable to persons in the category in sub-paragraph (a);

the rates of compensation, payable to persons killed or injured by a law-enforcement officer, should be the same as the rates payable to victims of crimes of violence referred to in (a) above, the victim being left to his common- law remedy if he wished to claim further damages;

(d)

one Board should be sufficient to administer all aspects of the scheme.

The Governor further directed that the scheme should be administered by the Social Welfare Department.

The Working Party re-convened to consider the points made by Honourable Members and there is now attached at Annex B a supplementary report.

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