TNAG-1585-FCO40-2159-Hong-Kong-prisons-and-prisoners-1986 — Page 105

布政司署

GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT

LOWER ALBERT ROAD

HONG KONG

香港下亞畢道

OUR REF: (36) in SCR 15/2856/72 V

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來函檔號 YOUR REF:

Mr Clinton Leeks

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

London SW1A 2AH

UNITED KINGDOM

Dear Chiton,

20 June 1986

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I also recall this. Pre

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ently with very?

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Prisoners released under supervision

We have learned recently that three months ago (17 March) there appeared in "The Times" a report of a piece of litigation in the European Court of Human Rights concerning the above subject. We understand that the Court has been asked to rule that where a prisoner has been released under supervision (i.e. on parole) the execution of a recall order is a breach of that prisoner's right to have the lawfulness of his imprisonment determined by a court.

As we are in the process of putting together a bill to enable a parole scheme to be introduced into Hong Kong the outcome of this litigation would be of considerable interest to us. Do you think you could make enquiries with the Home Office to see whether they have any details of it?

ans sincerely,

Yaus

Мира

(C CH Mak)

for Secretary for Security

FKK 383/1

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

- 4 JUL 1986

FFICER

PA

CPM 77.88

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