THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 12, 1932. 149
12. (1) No child shall be sentenced to imprisonment Restrictions
or committed to prison in default of payment of a fine, on punish- damages, or costs.
ment of children and
young
(2) No young person shall be sentenced to imprison- persons. ment if he can be suitably dealt with in any other way 8 Edw. VII, whether by probation, fine, corporal punishment, committal c. 67, s. 102. to a place of detention, reformatory or industrial school, or otherwise.
(3) A young person sentenced to imprisonment shall not be allowed to associate with adult prisoners.
(4) The conviction of a child or young person shall not 8 Edw. VII, be regarded as a conviction of felony for the purposes of c. 67, s. 100. any disqualifications attaching to convictions of felony.
13. Sentence of death shall not be prononuced or Abolition recorded against a child or young person, but in lieu of death thereof the court shall sentence the child or young person sentence in to be detained during His Majesty's pleasure, and, if so case of
children or sentenced, be shall notwithstanding anything in the other young provisions of this Ordinance be liable to be detained in persons. such place and under such conditions as the Governor 8 Edw. VII, may direct, and whilst so detained shall be deemed to be in legal custody.
c. 67, s. 103.
14. Notwithstanding anything in this Ordinance to the Detention contrary, when a child is convicted on indictment of in case of manslaughter or where a young person is convicted on certain indictment of an attempt to murder, or of manslaughter, crimes com- or of wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm, children or
mitted by the court may sentence the offender to be detained for young such period as may be specified in the sentence ; and persons. where such a sentence is passed the child or young person 8 Edw. VII, shall, during that period, notwithstanding anything in the c. 67, s. 104. provisions of this Ordinance, be liable to be detained in such place and on such conditions as the Governor may direct, and whilst so detained shall be deemed to be in legal custody.
15.-(1) A persou in detention pursuant to the direc- Provisions as tions of the Governor under the last two foregoing sections to discharge of this Ordinance may, at any time, be discharged by the of children Governor on licence.
or young persons detained in
(2) A licence may be in such form and may contain accordance such conditions as the Governor may direct.
with direc- tions of the Governor.
(3) A licence may at any time he revoked or varied by the Governor and where a licence has been revoked the 8 Edw. VII, person to whom the licence related shall return to such c. 67, s. 105. place as the Governor may direct, and if he fails to do so may be apprehended without warrant and taken to that place.
ment.
16. Where a child or young person is convicted of an Substitution offence punishable, in the case of an adult, with imprison of custody ment, or would, if he were an adult, be liable to be in place of imprisoned in default of payment of any fine, damages, or detention for costs, and the court considers that none of the other imprison- methods by which the case may be dealt with is suitable, the court may order that he be committed to custody in a 8 Edw. VII, place of detention for a period not exceeding six months; Provided that nothing in this section shall limit the period for which a child or young person may be sent to a reformatory or industrial school under the provisions of this or any other Ordinance for the time being in force.
c. 67, s. 106
Children
17.-(1) Auy person may bring before a juvenile court any person apparently under the age of sixteen years liable to be who-
committed to care of
(a) is found begging or receiving alms (whether or relative, etc. not there is any pretence of singing, playing, 8 Edw. VII, performing, offering anything for sale, or other c. 67, s. 58. wise), or being in any street, premises, or place for the purpose of so begging or receiving alms ;
or
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