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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 26тп JULY, 1890.
Punishment of whipping on second and subsequent convictions. (Ibid s. 18.)
Powers of
Registrar
General.
(see Ibid, n. 14.)
Enquiry and order for photograph and security.
Removal of women or girl to place of safety in default of photograph and security.
Order for removal to place of safety after inquiry where satisfied that girl under 16 is being used for immoral purposes.
Place of 1afety. (Ord. No. 19 of 1889, s. 26.)
a heavier sentence than one year's imprisonment with or without hard labour and that where there appears a ne- cessity for a heavier sentence the case shall be determined by two Magistrates or committed for trial at the Supreme Court.
13. Whenever any person shall be convicted either summarily or before the Supreme Court of any offence against the provisions of sections 4 to 11 of this Ordinance, if it shall be proved that the offender has been previously convicted either summarily or before the Supreme Court, of an offence under the same or any other of the said sections of this Ordinance, or under the corresponding pro- visions of any Ordinance hereby repealed, it shall be lawful for the Magistrate or Court, in its discretion, to direct that, in addition to the punishment herein before prescribed, the offender, if a male, be once privately whipped, subject to the provisions contained in sections 3 and 4 of Ordinance No. 16 of 1887, and all the provisions of section XCIV of Ordinance No. 7 of 1865, relating to the form of information for a subsequent offence and proceedings thereon, shall apply to offences punishable under this Ordinance.
PART II.
Powers of Registrar General.
14. Whenever the Registrar General shall have reason to believe
(1.) That any woman or girl has been brought into the Colony either after having been purchased or by fraud, mis-representation or any false pretence,-
(a.) for immoral purposes, or
(b.) for purposes of emigration,
(2.) That any woman or girl has been purchased in the Colony with a view of being trained or disposed of as a prostitute, or is being detained against her will
(a.) for immoral purposes, or
(b.) for purposes of emigration,
(3.) That in any case within sub-section 1
or 2 any woman or girl from fear ignorance or any other cause is unwilling or unable to disclose the true circumstances of the case.
Ile may inquire into the case and may require any person in whose custody or under whose control she appears to he to furnish a photograph of such woman or girl and security in a reasonable amount to the satisfaction of the Registrar General that such woman or girl shall not leave the Colony without the previous consent in writing of the Registrar General and shall not be trained or diposed of as a pro- stitute or for immoral purposes, and that she shall be pro- duced before the Registrar General whenever he requires it. 15. In default of such photograph and security being furnished the Registrar General may by warrant under his hand and seal order that such woman or girl be removed
to a place of safety where she shall remain until she can be returned to the place whence she was brought or otherwise proper provision can be made for the protection of her interests and liberty.
The security to be furnished under this section shall be a personal bond, with one or more sureties in the form specified in the Schedule B appended hereto, or in such other form as is for the time being prescribed by the Governor in Council.
16. (1.) The Registrar General if after due enquiry he is satisfied that any girl is being used for immoral purposes or is being trained for such purposes and that such girl is under the age of sixteen years may by warrant under his hand and seal order such girl to be removed to a place of safety where she shall remain until further order or until she attains the age of nineteen years or marries or is adopted, whichever first happens.
(2.) A girl found living in or frequenting a brothel shall be deemed to be a girl who is being trained for immoral purposes.
17. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council out of moneys to be provided by the Legislative Council for that purpose to provide a suitable building or buildings for the purposes of temporarily housing and maintaining women