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INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1987

Resumption of debate on Second Reading (27 May 1987)

MR. PETER C. WONG :

Sir,

I have briefly touched on this Bill in my speech on the Prevention of Bribery (Amendment) Bill 1987.

The Attorney General in his speech on 27 May 1987 explained in simple terms flauses 4 and 6 of the Bill which provide for new offences and powers of arrest by officers of

Legislative Council the Commission. The Lesce Ad Hoc group set up to examine the Bill accepts the explanatión offered by the Attorney General

and is satisfied that

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the range or scope of the Commission's

investigatory powers has not been extended

by the inclusion of the new offences under

Clause 4, and

the powers of arrest under flause 6 are no

more and no less than those wow exercised

by police officers under the Criminal

Procedure Ordinance.

Sir, with these remarks, I support the motion.

Question put and agreed to.

Bill read the Second time.

Bill committed to a Committee of the whole Council pursuant to Standing Order 43(1).

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