1462 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29TH SEPTEMBER, 1905.
Repeal of
12. The Junks Collision Ordinance, 1902, and The
Ordinances Small Ships Exemption Ordinance, 1903, are hereby
No. 39 of
1902 and No.
18 of 1903.
repealed.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 21st day of September, 1903.
A. G. M. FLETCHER, Clerk of Councils.
Assented to by His Excellency the Governor, the 29th day of September, 1905.
T. SERCOMBE SMITH,
Colonial Secretary,
Short
title and construction.
Amendment
No. 6 OF 1905.
An Ordinance further to amend the Protection
of Women and Girls Ordinance, 1897.
LS
M. NATHAN,
Governor.
[29th September, 1905.]
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance, 1905, and shall be read and construed as one with the Protection of Women and Girls Ordinance, 1897, hereinafter called the Principal Ordinance.
2. Sub-section (1) (a.) of section 4 of the Principal Ordi- of sub-section nance is hereby amended by striking out the word "sixteen" in the second line thereof and by inserting the word “eighteen" in its stead.
(1) («.) of
section 4 of the Principal Ordinance.
Amendment of section
26 of the Principal Ordinance.
Evidence of child of tender years
unsworn or
unaffirmed may be
tion.
3. Section 26 of the Principal Ordinance is hereby amended by striking out the word “sixteen" in the second line thereof and by inserting the word "eighteen" in its stead.
4. Where upon the hearing of a charge under section 6 of the Principal Ordinance the girl in respect of whom the offence is charged to have been committed (or any other child under the age of 7 years) who is tendered as a witness does not in the opinion of the Court or Magistrate under- admitted on
stand the nature of an oath or affirmation the evidence of certain
such girl (or other child under the age of 7 years) may be conditions, and subject received though not given on oath or on affirmation if in to corrobora- the opinion of the Court or Magistrate, as the case may be, such girl or other child is possessed of sufficient intelligence to justify the reception of the evidence and understands the duty of speaking the truth: Provided that no person shall be liable to be convicted of the offence charged under the said section unless the evidence admitted by virtue of this section on behalf of the prosecution be corroborated by some other material evidence in support thereof implicating the accused : Provided also that any witness whose evidence has been admitted under this section shall be liable to punishment for perjury in all respects as if such witness had been sworn or affirmed.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 21st day of September, 1905.
A. G. M. FLETCHER,
Clerk of Councils.
Assented to by His Excellency the Governor, the 29th day of September, 1905.
T. SERCOMBE SMITH,
Colonial Secretary.