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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 12TMи JUNE, 1897.
Procuration of women girls.
Defilemcut of
12 and 16 years of age.
Jury or of the Magistrate, as the case may be, that the woman or girl had, in fact, been sold, pledged, let out to hire, purchased, taken in pledge, or taken on hire, know- ledge thereof by the accused shall be presumed, unless he satisfies such Jury or Magistrate that he had not such knowledge.
4. Every person who--
(1.) Procures or attempts to procure any female under sixteen years of age, not being a common prostitute, or of known immoral chareter, to have unlawful carnal connexion, either within or without the Colony, with any other person; or
(2.) Proenres or attempts to procure any woman or girl to become, either within or without the Colony. a common prostitute; or
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(3.) Procures or attempts to procure any Wonnin or girl to leave the Colony, with intent that she may become an inmate of a brothel elsewhere: or (4.) Procures or attempts to procure any woman
girl to leave lr usual place of abode in the Colony, (such place not being a brothel), with intent that she may, for the purpose of prostitution, become an inmate of a brothel within or without the Colony ; shall be guilty of a misdemeanour.
No person shall be convicted of any offence under sub- sections (2), (3) or (4) of this section upon the evidence of one witness only, unless such witness is corroborated in some material particular by evidence implicating the accused.
5. Every person who carnally knows or attempts to have girl between carnal knowledge of any unmarried girl being of or above the age of twelve years and under the age of sixteen, shall be guilty of a misdemeanour: Provided that where both parties are Asiaties a girl shall not be deemed ammarrie! within the meaning of this Ordinance if she is duly married according to the laws and customs of the native country of the girl: Provided also, that it shall be a sufficient defence to any charge under this section, if it shall be made to appear to the Court or Jury before whom the charge shall be brought that the person so charged had reasonable cause to believe that the girl was of or above the age of sixteen years: Provided also, that no prosecution shall be commenced for an offence under this section more than three months after the commission of the offence.
girl under twelve.
Defilement of 6. (1.) Every person who carnally knows any girl under the age of twelve years, whether he is married to her or not, shall be guilty of felony, and being convicted thereof shall be liable to be imprisoned for life or for any less term
Indecent
assault upon any female.
Unlawful detention.
with or without hard labour.
(2.) Every person who attempts to have caruni know- ledge of any girl under the age of twelve years, whether he is married to her or not, shall be guilty of a misdemeanour.
7. Every person who commits an indecent assault upon any female shall be guilty of a misdemeanour.
S. Every person who detains say woman or girl against her will-
(1.) In or upon any premises with intent that she may be unlawfully and carnally known by any Hall, whether any particular man, or generally; or
(2.) In or upon any premises for an immoral purpose
or for the purpose of emigration; or
(3.) In any brothel :
shall be guilty of a misdemeanour.
For the purposes of this section a person shall be deemed to detain such woman or girl in or upon such premises or in such brothel, not only where force, intimidation, or fraud is used, but also if, with intent to compel or induce her to remain in or upou such premises or in such brothel, such person withholds from such woman of girl any wearing apparel or other property belonging to her, or, where wearing appard has been lent or otherwise supplied to such woman or girl by or by the direction of such person. such person threatens such woman or girl with legal pro- eveling- if she takes away with her the wearing appare lent or supplied,
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No legal proceedings, whether civil or criminal, shall be taken against any such woman or girl for taking away or being found in possession of any such wearing apparel as was necessary to enable her to leave such premises or brothel.