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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JUNE 5, 1914.
PROTECTION OF WOMEN AND GIRLS BILL.
The Attorney General addressed the
Council and moved the Second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Protection of Women and Girls Ordinance, 1897.
The Colonial Secretary seconded. Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
Council in Committee on the Bill.
On the motion of the Attorney General the following amendments were agreed to :— The following sub-section was inserted at the end of section 3:
(c.) by the deletion of the word "proceeds" in the second line of sub- section (1) thereof and by the substitution therefor of the word "earnings ". Section 4 was deleted and the following section substituted therefor :----
4. Section 31 of the Principal Ordinance is hereby repealed the following section substituted therefor:
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and
Repeal of
section 31 of Principal Ordinance and substitu- tion of new section.
31.-(1.) Whenever any person is convicted either summarily Flogging. or before the Supreme Court of any offence against the provisions of section 4 or section 7 it shall be lawful for the Magistrate or Court to direct that in addition to the punishment hereinbefore prescribed the offender if a male be flogged.
(2.) Whenever any person is convicted of any offence against the provisions of sections 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 17, 18, 19 or 20, if it is proved that the offender has been previously convicted either sum- marily or before the Supreme Court of an offence against the provisions of the same or any other of the said sections it shall be lawful for the Magistrate or Court to direct that in addition to the punishment hereinbefore prescribed the offender if a male be flogged."
On Council resuming, the Attorney General reported that the Bill had passed through Committee with amendments and moved that it be read a third time.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time and passed.
MAGISTRATES AMENDMENT BILL. The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the Second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Magistrates Ordinance, 1890.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
Council in Committee on the Bill.
On Council resuming, the Attorney General reported that the Bill had passed through Committee without amendment and moved that it be read a third time.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time and passed.
FLOGGING AMENDMENT BILL.-The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the Second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Flogging Ordinance, 1903.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
Council in Committee on the Bill.