HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 22 February 1989
香港立法局 一九八九年二月二十二日
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鄭德健議員問:政府可否告知本局,現時有什麼安排去拘控那些在香港造案後潛回大陸的匪徒?
SECRETARY FOR SECURITY: Sir, those persons who have undertaken criminal activities in Hong Kong and returned to China would not necessarily be known to the authorities. If people have been arrested and there was evidence to show that charges could be laid and somehow subsequently they escaped and returned to China, then of course that would be a matter for the Hong Kong Government to take up with the Chinese authorities.
MR. TAI: Could the Secretary advise whether the illegal immigrants arrived by land or by sea? In the part of the territory where my constituency lies, including Lau Fau Shan, there is, as the Secretary has mentioned, round-the-clock maritime patrol by the marine police. But I am given to understand that most of the marine police have been transferred to land duties because their craft have broken down or are unseaworthy. What then is the number and frequency of maritime patrols in north-west New Territories?
SECRETARY FOR SECURITY: Sir, of the 13 278 illegal immigrants who were arrested on entry in 1988, 83% of them came by land, 8% by bay, and 8% by sea. The remaining 1% were of course picked up at Hong Kong's control points, usually in possession of forged or other people's identity cards. I do not have the exact breakdown of marine police patrols. The marine police do have 66 vessels, and I can certainly assure Members that their patrolling is extensive and diligent.
Criteria for granting legal aid
2. MRS. CHOW asked: Sir, in view of comments made by a High Court judge recently on the granting of legal aid to a banker sued by his stockbrokers over financial loss in the futures market, will the Administration inform this Council of the criteria and guidelines adopted in the granting of legal aid and whether these criteria and guidelines will be reviewed in the light of the above comments?
SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND INFORMATION: Sir, the criteria for the grant of legal aid are contained in the Legal Aid Ordinance. Legal aid is granted if the applicant satisfies the means test and can
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