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Supplementary to Quest.
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in Lego Meeting on 22.6188
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MR. LAI (in Cantonese) : Sir,
three years,
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the Secretary for Security
said in the first paragraph of his reply that in the past
cases of sexual abuse of mentally
handicapped persons had been received but there were only
30 prosecutions. Why were the other 32. cases not the
subject of prosecution? Secondly, very often many cases
depend on the evidence provided by the victims involved
but they may not have good memories and may therefore be
in an unfavourable position legally. Will the Government
consider instituting special prosecuting procedures
such cases?
for
SE CRE TARY FOR SECURITY : Sir, it is true that
proportionately, fewer sexual offences against mentally
handicapped women resulted
resulted in prosecutions than similar
cases
against women who are not handicapped. In the
community as a whole, over the three years up to March
1988, there were 4,901 sexual offences against women,
resulting in 3,226 prosecutions, that is to say, a 66 per
cent rate in the community as a whole.
prosecutions which I have mentioned, which is
is slightly
fewer than 50 per cent. The police will always make every
effort to secure a prosecution and conviction when any
sexual offence is involved but there are special
This compares with
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