### Long-term Prison Sentences Review Ordinance 《長期監禁刑罰覆核條例》

31. Release of prisoner under supervision order
(1) On being served with a supervision order, the Commissioner must endorse on the order—
(a) the date of release of the prisoner; and
(b) the date on which the order is to cease to have effect (calculated by reference to the terms of the order); and
(c) particulars sufficient to identify the person whom the Commissioner has designated to be the supervising officer of the prisoner.
(2) The Commissioner must then serve a copy of the order on the prisoner and, except in circumstances beyond the Commissioner’s control, arrange for the prisoner to be released from custody on the release date endorsed on the order.
(3) If any of the information that the Commissioner has endorsed on the order is different from the particulars specified in the order, the Commissioner must inform the Board of the differences by notice in writing.
(4) The Commissioner may, as and when the occasion requires, amend the endorsement made under subsection (1) by substituting for the identifying particulars of the supervising officer specified in the endorsement identifying particulars of another person whom the Commissioner has designated to be the supervising officer of the prisoner.
(5) If, after the service on the prisoner of a copy of a supervision order under this section, the prisoner forfeits remission under the Prisons Ordinance (Cap. 234), the Commissioner may endorse a fresh copy of the order for service on the prisoner. In that case, the copy of the order previously served on the prisoner ceases to have effect.

32. Requirements applicable to prisoner released under supervision order
A prisoner who is released from prison subject to a supervision order—
(a) is subject to supervision by a supervising officer whose name is specified in the order; and
(b) must comply with the conditions of the order.

33. Remission of sentence when supervision order ends
Any unserved balance of the sentence of a prisoner who is subject to a supervision order is remitted when the order expires or is discharged in accordance with this Part.

34. Right to have supervision order reviewed
(1) A prisoner who is subject to a supervision order is, at any time after the order is made, entitled to request in writing the Board to amend or discharge the order.
(2) A prisoner is not entitled to make more than one request to the Board under this section.
(3) The Board must give proper consideration to a request made in accordance with this section.

### Long-term Prison Sentences Review Ordinance 《長期監禁刑罰覆核條例》

35. Amendment of supervision order following change in circumstances
(1) On the application of a prisoner who is subject to a supervision order or the prisoner’s supervising officer, the Board may, if satisfied that a change has occurred in the prisoner’s circumstances since the making of the supervision order or since it was last amended, make an order amending—
(a) the conditions of the supervision order (including the period for which the order is to remain in force); or
(b) the period of any suspension of that order.
(2) An amendment of a supervision order may be made only if the substance of the amendment could have been included in the original order.
(3) An order amending a supervision order takes effect when it is served on the prisoner concerned or at such later time as may be specified in the amending order.
(4) This section is subject to section 13 of Schedule 1.

36. Suspension of operation of supervision order
(1) The Board may order the operation of a supervision order relating to a prisoner to be suspended for a period not exceeding the unexpired term of the order if it is satisfied that—
(a) the prisoner has failed to comply with a condition of the order; or
(b) because of the prisoner’s conduct or a change of circumstances since release—
(i) the prisoner is likely to commit an arrestable offence; or
(ii) in the case of a prisoner who has been recalled to prison under section 37 or 38, the prisoner was at the time of recall likely to commit an arrestable offence.
This subsection is subject to section 13 of Schedule 1.
(2) If the Board makes an order under this section in respect of a prisoner, the Commissioner must recall the prisoner to prison to be reimprisoned there—
(a) for the period of the suspension; or
(b) for such shorter period as may be appropriate, having regard to any remission granted in accordance with the Prisons Ordinance (Cap. 234) in relation to the period of detention.
(3) A supervision order the operation of which has been suspended under this section revives at the end of the period of suspension or the prisoner’s release from reimprisonment, whichever occurs first.
(4) An order suspending the operation of a supervision order does not affect the date of expiry of the supervision order.

### Long-term Prison Sentences Review Ordinance 《長期監禁刑罰覆核條例》

37. Board or President may make temporary recall order in respect of prisoner subject to supervision order
(1) The Board or President may, if satisfied that there are reasonable ground for doing so, order the temporary recall to prison of a prisoner who is subject to a supervision order to be detained pending the making by the Board of an order suspending the operation of the supervision order.
(2) As soon as practicable after a prisoner who is subject to a supervision order is detained under this section, the President must convene a meeting of the Board for the purpose of considering whether or not an order suspending the operation of the supervision order should be made.
(3) Unless discharged earlier, a temporary recall order under this section remains in force for the period specified in the order or for 14 days, whichever period is the shorter.

38. Commissioner may summarily recall prisoner to prison
(1) The Commissioner may recall to prison a prisoner who is subject to a supervision order pending a decision as to whether a temporary recall order should be made in respect of the prisoner under section 37, but only if satisfied that—
(a) there are reasonable grounds for making an order suspending the supervision order; and
(b) it is in the public interest that the prisoner should be detained in custody without delay.
(2) A prisoner recalled to prison under this section may be detained in the Commissioner’s custody for no more than 72 hours.
(3) The Commissioner shall not delegate his function under subsection (1).

39. When supervision order is revoked
A supervision order relating to a prisoner (including a supervision order the operation of which is suspended) is revoked if the prisoner is convicted of an offence and—
(a) is sentenced to a term of imprisonment (other than a sentence that is suspended) longer than the unexpired part of the supervision order; or
(b) is ordered to be detained in an addiction treatment centre; or
(c) is subject to a probation order made under section 3 of the Probation of Offenders Ordinance (Cap. 298).