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Objective/explanation.

Present status/progress

China

interest

UK

interest

Secretary for Security (Cont'd)

(a) Parts 1 and 2, which

deal with treason and other offences against the Crown need amendment by 1997;

(b) continuation of the

death penalty under sections 2 and 19 needs to be considered in the context of maintenance of the death penalty generally, given article 6 of the

Covenant on Civil and

Political rights;

(c) loitering provisions

and stop and search powers are already

Review of the death penalty

will also be necessary.

Law Reform Commissioner

(LRC) Report on loitering being finalized and is

under review by the law expected to be published by

Reform Commission.

mid 1990; Stop & Search powers are being reviewed in Sub-Committee under LRC, report expected by end 1990.

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