Hong Kong Regulations

PRISON RULES - RULE 69

Remission of sentence

(4) REMISSION

(1) A prisoner serving a sentence of imprisonment for an actual  term of more
than 1 month may, on the ground of his industry and good conduct, be granted
remission in accordance with the provisions of this rule: Provided that this
rule shall not permit the reduction of the actual term to less than 31 days.

(2) The remission granted under this rule shall not exceed one-third of the
total of the actual term and any period spent in custody taken into account
under section 67A of the Criminal Procedure Ordinance ( Cap 221) (which
relates to the computation of a sentence of imprisonment).

(3) For the purposes of this rule-

   (a)  a person committed to prison in default of payment of a sum adjudged
        to be paid by a conviction shall be treated as serving a sentence of
        imprisonment; and

   (b)  consecutive terms of imprisonment shall be treated as one term.

(4) This rule shall have effect subject to any disciplinary award or
forfeiture of remission, and shall not apply to a prisoner serving a sentence
of imprisonment for life.

(4A) This rule shall not apply in the case of a sentence of imprisonment
passed before 12 August 1983, and in any such case revoked  rule 69 shall
apply. (L.N. 112 of 1985)

(4B) No remission shall be granted in respect of a prisoner to whom the
Post-Release Supervision of Prisoners Ordinance ( Cap 475) applies unless the
Commissioner has been informed pursuant to section 7(3) of that Ordinance that
no supervision order under that Ordinance is to be made in respect of that
prisoner. (L.N. 417 of 1996)

(5) In this rule-

        (a)	"actual term" (實際刑期) means the term of a sentence of 
imprisonment as reduced by section 67A of the Criminal Procedure Ordinance (
Cap 221);

        (b)	"revoked rule 69" (已廢除的第69條) means the rule 69 of these rules 
that was deleted by the Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Ordinance 1983 (46 of
1983). (L.N. 112 of 1985)

(46 of 1983 s. 4)

"actual term" (實際刑期)

"revoked rule 69" (已廢除的第69條)