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Safeguarding National Security Ordinance Part 7—Division 4 Section 103 103. Remand during committal proceedings

In applying section 79(1) of Cap. 227, the requirement in that section for remand not to exceed 8 clear days (and the exception to the requirement) must be disregarded.

104. Appointment of return day

(1) Subsection (2) applies in place of section 80A(3) of Cap. 227.

(2) The return day must not, unless the prosecutor and the accused consent or the magistrate, on reasonable cause being shown, determines otherwise, be less than 10 days nor more than 28 days from the day on which the return day is appointed.

105. Translations of documents

(1) Subsection (2) applies in place of section 80B(2)(c) and (3) of Cap. 227.

(2) Unless the magistrate, on application by the accused, orders, for the purposes of section 80B(1) of Cap. 227, that a statement of a witness, or a documentary exhibit, of which a copy is served under that section must be accompanied by the following translation—
 * (a) if the statement or documentary exhibit is written in a language other than English—an English translation;
 * (b) if the statement or documentary exhibit is written in a language other than Chinese—a Chinese translation,

the statement or documentary exhibit need not be accompanied by the translation.