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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18TH MAY, 1889.
Proceedings
on investige- tion.
Power to send case before Magistrate
or to commit for trial.
Bail.
Minute of evidence.
Order for Bafe custody or security in certain cases.
Order for safe
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19. Upon any such inquiry as aforesaid the custodian may be represented by Counsel or Solicitor, and the custo- dian or the husband or wife of such custodian shall be compétent but not compellable to give evidence thereat or at any subsequent inquiry and the Registrar General shall take a minute in narrative form of all evidence taken before him.
20. If upon any such inquiry as aforesaid, the Registrar General shall be satisfied that any offence has been com- mitted by the custodian contrary to the provisions in the first part of this Ordinance contained, he shall subject as in the next section provided, either send the case before a Magistrate or commit the custodian for trial at the next Criminal Sessions of the Supreme Court. In case the Registrar General shall commit the case for trial it shall be lawful for the Registrar General to admit the custodian to bail in the same manner as a 'person"com- mitted for trial by a Magistrate at the Supreme Court may be admitted to bail, and in the case of the non-appearance of the custodian to take his trial at such sessions the recog- nizance may be estreated and payment of the moneys thereby secured may be enforced in the same manner as if made and entered into before a Magistrate. In case the custodian is committed for trial as aforesaid the Registrar General shall thereupon transmit the original minutes of the. evidence taken upon such inquiry to the Registrar of the Supreme Court who shall cause a true copy thereof to be transmitted to the Crown Solicitor. The Registrar of the Supreme Court shall deal with such evidence in the manner in which Magistrate's depositions are dealt with..
21. If upon such inquiry as aforesaid the Registrar General is satisfied that any woman or girl has been brought into the Colony either after having been purchased or by fraud mis-representation or false pretence for immoral pur- poses or for purposes of emigration or that any woman has been purchased and is being trained as a prostitute or is being detained against her will for immoral purposes or for purposes of emigration or that the custodian of any girl between the age of six and fifteen is training such girl as a prostitute or that it is his intention to dispose of her as a prostitute, the Registrar General may (subject to the provisions of Section 22) make an order for the proper custody of such woman or girl in a place of safety to be provided under this Ordinance hereinafter referred to as the Asylum or if in his discretion he shall think fit he may require the custodian to furnish sufficient security with or without sureties that such purpose or intention shall not be carried out, and that such woman or girl be pro- duced before him when required and may in addition thereto require the custodian to furnish him with a photo- graph of such woman or girl.
22. (a.) If the case is sent before a Magistrate or the custodian is committed for trial under Section 20, or
(b.) If the custodian fail to give any such security.
as is provided by Section 21, or
(c.) If the custódian cannot be found or upon service of a summons under Section 15 fails to appear at the time and place named in the summons or neglects to af- tend any adjourned enquiry under this: part of the Ordinance,
It shall be lawful for the Registrar General to make an order for the custody of any woman or girl as aforesaid in. the Asylum: Provided always that,―
(i.) Every order made for the custody of any woman or girl under this part of the Ordi- nance if such person is under the age of fifteen years, shall provide for her deten- tion until she attain that age, or if such girl be within 3 months of such age for any period beyond not exceeding 3 months or if such person be over the age of fifteen years shall provide for her detention for three months only from the date thereof — (ii) From and after such age and time respectively,
no woman or girl shall be detained in such. place of safety against her will- (iii.) Every such order if purporting to be signed by the Registrar General shall be sufficient autho- rity for the detention of any woman or girl.