THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27тя FEBRUARY, 1875.
women or
VI. Whosoever shall receive or harbor any woman or female Receiving or child knowing that such woman or female child has been sold or harboring purchased whether within the Colony or elsewhere for the pur- children know- pose of prostitution shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on ing them to conviction thereof, shall be liable to the punishments hereinafter have been sold for prostitution. provided.
VII. Whosoever shall by force or fraud imprison or detain any Unlawful person within the Colony, for the purpose of emigration, or for imprisonment any other purpose whatsoever, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, or detention. and on conviction thereof, shall be liable to the punishments here- inafter provided.
VIII. Whosoever shall by force, intimidation, or any fraudulent Decoying means bring, lead, take, decoy, or entice any person into or away persons into from the Colony, for the purpose of emigration, or for any other or away from
the Colony. purpose whatsoever, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on con- viction thereof, shall be liable to the punishments hereinafter provided.
IX. Every person who shall be convicted of any offence against Punishment the provisions of this Ordinance shall be liable to be imprisoned for for offences. any term not exceeding two years with or without hard labor.
X. All offences against this Ordinance, may be heard and de- Trial of termined summarily by two Magistrates sitting together, who offences. shall constitute a Court for this purpose: Provided that if at the close of the investigation, the accused shall apply for a trial by Jury, or the Magistrates shall be of opinion that the case out to be so tried, they may commit the accused for trial at the Supreme Court.
XI. The provisions of Section LXVI of Ordinance No. 4 of 1865 Summary shall apply to every summary conviction under this Ordinance.
convictions.
subsequent
XII. Whenever any person shall be convicted before the Supreme Punishment Court of any offence against the provisions of this Ordinance, if of whipping it shall be proved that the offender has been previously convicted on second and either before the Supreme Court, or before two Magistrates sitting convictions. together, of an offence under the same or any other section 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 pri- vately whipped, subject to the provisions contained in section I of Ordinance No. 3 of 1868; and all the provisions of section XCIV Form of of Ordinance No. 7 of 1865 relating to the form of information for information
and proceed- a subsequent offence and proceedings thereon, shall apply to
ings. offences punishable under this Ordinance.
Statement of Object and Reasons.
Such
The Ordinance No. 6 of 1873 was passed in order to check, by Penal Legislation, the practice of buying and selling women and girls for prostitution and their detention or abduction for the like purposes.
There is reason to believe that the Ordinance has done good service in the matter, and has dimi- nished these abuses: but its language seems not to meet the case of women or girls purchased out of the Colony for the purpose of prostitution and brought here to be shipped to California, or elsewhere; unless the women or girls complain of being detained in this Colony against their will. complaints have been exceedingly rare, and proof of forcible detention difficult to obtain; although there is no moral doubt that females are purchased out of the Colony, and after a few days' residence here are shipped to various places to be- come prostitutes. This Ordinance in the third and sixth sections aims at meeting these cases, and makes it a misde- meanour for any person to bring into the Colony any woman or girl knowing her to have been purchased for prostitution, or with the like knowledge to receive or harbour any such woman or girl. The rest of the Ordinance is almost a reprint of the Ordinance No. 6 of 1873, which for the sake of convenience is repealed and re-enacted with the two additional sections.
JOHN BRAMSTON, Attorney General.
Hongkong, 23rd February, 1875.
No. 31.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
Tenders will be received at the Colonial Secretary's Office until Noon on Saturday, the 6th March, for the making up and supply of the undermentioned Summer Clothing for the use of the Police Department:-
More or less.
36 Suits White Duck for Inspectors, &c.
16 Helmets with Puggaries for Inspectors, &c. 620 Suits of Drabette for Europeans and Indians. 140 Rattan Helmets with Covers and Puggaries. 806 Suits Drabette for Chinese.
403 Chinese Hats.
403 Pairs Chinese Shoes.
252 Pairs Chinese Stockings.
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