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Question No. er

3

given а

verdict

of guilty. Will the Administration

consider not enforcing the regulations so strictly until the review

of the Gambling Ordinance is completed?

Secretary for Security: I personally, Sir, find it very difficult

to believe that people go gambling in these organisations that are

not fronts for gambling establishments and do ĥ know they are doing it!

not

I do 人 think honestly we can issue

an

ད

*

if I may use the horrible word

'amnesty' until such time as the review has been completed.

Gambling

Mr. Martin LEE : Sir, why should the review of the

Ordinance with particular regard to the playing of mahjong

entrusted to the Fight Crime

Committee,

be

none

of

the members of which

is even a good mahjong player?

Secretary for Security: Sir, that sounds to me like a very, very

serious charge against members of the Fight Crime

Committee!

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