THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 13, 1938.
HONG KONG.
No. 5 of 1938.
I assent.
L. S.
G. A. S. NORTHCOTE,
Governor.
13th May, 1938.
An Ordinance to amend the law relating to the protection of
women and girls.
[13th May, 1938.]
BE it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Protection of Short title. Women and Girls Ordinance, 1938.
2. In this Ordinance-
(a) "Brothel" means a house, room, vessel or other place occupied, frequented or used by any two or more. females for prostitution;
(b) "Keeper" of premises includes any person having or appearing to have the management or control of the premises;
(e) "Occupier" of premises means the person in actual. occupation of the premises;
(d) "Owner" of premises means the person for the time being receiving the rent or a consideration for the use of the premises, whether on his own account or as agent or trustee for any other person, or who would receive the same if such place were let to a tenant;
(e) References to "marriage" or to "married" or "unmarried" women or girls or to "intent to marry" shall be construed as including references to non-Christian cus- tomary marriages duly celebrated according to the personal law and religion of either party as well as Christian marriages and the civil equivalent of Christian marriages.
3.—(1) Every person who-
Interpreta-
tion.
Traffic in
women or
(a) takes part in bringing into or taking away from the girls. Colony by force, intimidation or fraud any woman or girl for the purpose of prostitution either within or without the Colony; or
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