Hong Kong Ordinances

LONG-TERM PRISON SENTENCES REVIEW ORDINANCE - SECT 30

Particulars to be included in supervision order

(1) When making a supervision order, the Board must specify-

   (a)  the part of the total period referred to in section 29 applicable to
        the prisoner; and

   (b)  the conditions as to supervision that the Board considers should be
        imposed on the prisoner, having regard to the principles specified in
        section 8; and

   (c)  the period for which the order is to remain in force, being a period
        ending not later than the date on which the prisoner's sentence would
        expire without any form of early release or remission.

(2) If a supervision order is to be made in respect of a prisoner who was
sentenced before the commencement of this section, the period for which the
order is to remain in force must not exceed the greater of the following-

   (a)  a period equal to half the period beginning with the date of that
        commencement and ending with the date of the prisoner's release as
        determined by reference to section 29, after taking into account the
        part of the total period referred to in that section that the Board
        proposes to specify in respect of the prisoner;

   (b)  6 months.

(3) The Board must, as soon as practicable after deciding to make a
supervision order, arrange for the order to be served on the Commissioner.

(4) If the Board decides not to make a supervision order, it must, as soon as
practicable after so deciding, inform the Commissioner in writing of its
decision.

(5) A supervision order is subject to the prisoner's industry and good conduct
before release. The Board may review a supervision order at any time before
the prisoner is released under the order.