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not create an

inequity or

certificate

half-truth

because

whether a

is issued or not is determined when the

application is lodged but the offence might be recordable

at the time it was committed?

?

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SECRETARY FOR SECURITY : That is correct, Sir. The list

of recordable offences which at present number 94 is

reviewed annually; sometimes new offences are added and

sometimes offences are taken off.

correct in what he has said but it does not, of course,

mean that when confronted with the question from the

Sir, my hon. Friend is

foreign consulate, 'Have you ever been convicted?', the

individual is absolved from answering it truly.

MR. PETER C. WONG : Sir, in paragraph 5 of the Secretary's

answer, the Secretary states applicants for visas or

immigration permits to certain countries are required by

state whether they have ever been

convicted of an offence'.

those countries

to

HOW does the Secretary

ז'

should

rtificate of

reconcile this statement, Sir, with his answer in the last

part of the previous paragraph which states

emphasise that any person who applies for a certifica no griminal conviction with a previous conviction for

offence which is no

longer recordable is issued with a

certificate'?

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