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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20TH APRIL, 1889.
Detaining s
WOMAD or female child for purpose of prostitution.
rd, Seo. 4 & 48 & 49 Vic. c. 69 4, 3 subs. 1.]
Receiving or harbouring with intent, &c.
Ord. 2 of 1875 sec. 5.]
Receiving or barbouring women or children
knowing them to have been sold for prostitution. Ibid. Sec. 6.)
Unlawful imprisonment or detention. [Ibid. Sec. 7.]
Decoying persons into
or away from the Colony. [Ibid. Sec. 8.]
Punishment for offences. [Ibid. Sec. 9.] (No. 8 of 89.)
Punishment
of whipping on second and
aubsequent convictions.
Form of information and proceed- inge.
Registrar General may
summon
Custodian of any female. [Ord. 9 of 1887. Sec. 1.]
7. Any person who-
(1.) Detains or attempts to detain any woman or girl in any place against her will with the intent that she may become a prostitute, or for any like purpose,
(2.) By threats or intimidation procures or attempts to procure any woman or child to have any illicit carnal connexion either within or without the Colony; or
(3.) By any false pretences, false representations, or other fraudulent means procures any woman or girl to have either within or without the Colony illicit carual connexion,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, shall be liable to the punishments hereinafter provided.
8. Any person who receives, or harbours any woman or girl with intent that such woman or girl should be sold or purchased for the purpose of prostitution, either within or without the Colony, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, shall be liable to the punishments hereinafter provided.
9. Any person who receives or harbours any woman or girl knowing that such woman or girl has been sold or purchased, either within or without the Colony, for the purpose of prostitution and with a view to aid such purpose, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, shall be liable to the punishment hereinafter provided.
10. Any person who by force, intimidation or fraud, imprisons or detains any woman or girl within the Colony, for the purpose of emigration, shall be guilty of a misde- meanor, and on conviction thereof, shall be liable to the punishment hereinafter provided.
11. Any person who by force, intimidation, or any fraudu- lent means brings, leads, takes, decoys, or entices any woman or girl into or away from the Colony, for the purpose of emigration, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on con- viction thereof, shall be liable to the punishments 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 he shall not impose a heavier sentence than one year's impri- sonment with or without hard labour and that where there appears a necessity for a heavier sentence the case shall be determined by two Magistrates or in their discretion com- mitted for trial at the Supreme Court.
13. Whenever any person shall be convicted either sum- marily 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 con- victed either summarily or before the Supreme Court, of an offence under the same or any other of the said sections of this Ordinance, it shall be lawful for the Court, in its discretion, to direct that, in addition to the punishment hereinbefore prescribed, the offender, if a male, be once, twice, or thrice publicly or 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 Ördinance.
PART II.
Protection of Women and Girls.
14. The Registrar General shall have and exercise the powers and authorities hereinafter provided whenever he shall have reason to believe,-
(i.) That any woman or girl has been brought into the Colony by fraud, mis-representation or any false pretence,-
(a.) for immoral purposes, or
(b.) for purposes of emigration,
(ii.) That any woman has been purchased with a view of being trained or disposed of as a prostitute, or is for the same purpose being detained against her will
(iii.) That any girl between the age of six and sixteen years of age is in the custody or control of any person in the Colony with a view of being trained or disposed of as a prostitute