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whether any investigation has been conducted or is being conducted by the law enforcement agencies in relation to
the said publications?
ATTORNEY GENERAL
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No investigation has been, or is being instituted, in
relation to these publications. Nor can I see any prospect of a prosecution under $ection 27 of the Public Order Ordinance in the
light of the facts disclosed by the question. When the Bill was debated last March, this Council supported this section on the
basis that it was directed at the irresponsible publication of blatant falsehoods and would be used only as a measure of last
resort. There is nothing in the question to suggest that these
cases come anywhere near the intended scope of this offence.
Indeed, I am rather surprised that Mr. Lee should be suggesting that consideration should be given to using section 27 in such
cases.
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