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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMEN
GAZETTE, 26TH JULY, 1890.
5. Any person who proenres or attempts to procure any uomartica girl ander sixteen years of age to have, either within or without the Colony unlawful carnal connexion with any other person, shall be guilty of a misdemeanour, and on conviction thereof shall be liable to the punishment hereinafter provided.
6. Any person who carnally knows or attempts to have 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 and on conviction thereof shall be liable to the punishment hereinafter mentioned. Provided that where both parties are Asiatiesu girl shall not be deemed unmarried 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 it shall be a sufficient defence to any charge under this section, if it shall be made to appear to the Cours or jury hero whom the charge shall be brought that the person d charged hud reasonable cause to believe that the girl was of or above the age of sixteen years. Provided also that no procceution shall be commenced for an offence under this section more than three months after the commission of the offence.
7. Any person who brings, leads, inkes, decoys or entices into the Colony for the purpose of prostitution any woman or girl knowing that such woman or girl has been sold pledged let out to hire or purchased, shall be guilty of a misdemeanour, and cu conviction thereof shall be liable to the punishments hereinafter provided.
3. Any person who
(1) By force intimidation or frand, or by detention or threatened detention of perporty or wearing apparel or by threatening legal proceedings if such property or wearing appard be taken away, imprisons or detains ce artempts to de- tain any woman or girl against her will either in a brothel or in any place with the ntcnt that she may practise prostitation or for any im- moral purpose, or for the purpose of emigration (2.) By threats, intimidation, false pretence, false re- presentations or other fraudulent means procures or attempts to procure any woman or girl to have any illicit carnal counexion either within or without the Colony
shall be guilty of a misdemeanour and on conviction thereof, shall be liable to the punishments hereinafter provided.
9. Any person who knowingly receives or harbours any woman or girl brought into or about to be taken away from the Colony either by force intimidation or fraud, or who re- ceives or harbours any woman or girl with intent that such woman or girl should be sold pledged at our to hire or pur- chased for the purpose of prostitution, either within or without the Colony, shall be guilty of a misdemeanour, and on conviction thereof, shall be liable to the punishment hereinafter provided.
10. Any person who receives or harbours any girl under the age of sixteen years knowing that such girl has been procured for the purpose of having 'elt one ial connexion with any other person and with intent to all cuck purpose or who receives or harbours any woman or giri kuowing that such woman or girl has been solú pledged or let out to hire or purchased, either within or wisdom the Colony, for the purpose of prostitution, and with intent to aid such purpose, shall be guilty of a misdemeanour, and on convic- tion thereof, shall be liable to the punishments hereinafter provided.
11. Any person who by force, intimidation, or any fraudulent means brings, loads, takes, decoys, or entices any woman or girl into or away from the Colony, for the purpose of emigration, shall be guilty of a misdemeanour, and on conviction thereof, shall be liable to the punishment hereinafter provided.
12. Every person convicted of any offence against the provisions of any of sections 4 to 11 of this Ordinance, shall be liable to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years with or without hard labour. Provided always that if the case is determined by a single Magistrate instead of being in his discretion sent for trial he shall not impose
Procuration of girls under 16. (Ibid, 5 and sec 48 49 Vic.
e. C9, s. 2.)
Defilement of girl between 12 and 16 years of age. (Comp, 48 & 49 Vic. c. 69, s. 5 and Ord. No. 4 of 1865, s. 45.)
Bringing woruen or girls into the Colony know- ing them to have been sold. (ord. No. 19 of 1889, ■. 6.)
Detaining women or girls for prostitu- tion. (Ibid, no. 7 &
10.)
Receiving or harbouring
with intent,
c.
(Ibid, s. 8.)
Receiving or harbouring procured girls under 18 with intent or worden or girls knowing then to have been sold for promitution. (Loid, s. 9.)
Decoying women or girls Into or away from the Colony. (Ibid, w. 11.)
Punishment for offences. (Ibid, ■. 18.)
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