THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20TH MARCH, 1875.
HONGKONG.
ANNO TRICESIMO OCTAVO
VICTORIA REGINE.
JOHN GARDINER AUSTIN, Administrator and Commander-in-Chief. No. 2 of 1875.
An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, for the better Protection of Chinese Women and Female Children, and for the Repression of certain Abuses in relation to Chinese Emigration.
[March 18th, 1875.]
WHEREAS it is expedient to make better provision for be
punishment of persons guilty of selling, purchasing, or decoying into the Colony, or unlawfully detaining therein Chinese women and female children for the purpose of prostitution, and of decoying Chinese into or away from this Colony for the purpose of emigration, or for any other purpose whatsoever: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
I. The Ordinance No. 6 of 1873 is hereby repealed, but such repeal shall not affect :-
1. Any punishment incurred or to be incurred for any offence
committed before this Ordinance comes into operation.
2. Any proceedings for enforcing such punishment or pro- secuting the offender; and all such proceedings may be had and taken as if the said Ordinance were still in force.
Title.
Preamble.
Repent
female child
II. Whosoever shall bring, lead, take, decoy, or entice into the Abduction of Colony any woman or female child with intent to sell her for the a woman or purpose of prostitution, or shall sell or purchase any woman or with intcut, female child for the purpose aforesaid, or shall knowingly derive &c. apy profit from the sale or purchase of any woman or female child so sold or purchased as aforesaid, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, Selling or and on conviction thereof, shall be liable to the punishments here- purchasing. inafter provided.
of "
III. Whosoever shall bring, lead, take, decoy, or entice into the Bringing into Colony any woman or female child knowing that such woman
the Colony or female child has been sold or purchased for the purpose prostitution, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction ing them to thereof shall be liable to the punishments hereinafter provided.
women or children know-
have been sold for prostitution.
female child
IV. Whosoever shall detain any woman or female child in any Detaining a place against her will with the intent that she may become a woman or prostitute, or for any other purpose whatsoever, or shall by any for purpose of false pretences, false representations, or other fraudulent means prostitution. procure any woman or female child to have illicit carnal connec- tion with any man, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, shall be liable to the punishments hereinafter provided.
with intent,
V. Whosoever shall receive, or harbor any woman or feinale Receiving or child with intent that such woman or female child should be sold harboring or purchased for the purpose of prostitution, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, shall be liable to the punishments hereinafter provided.
&c.
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 provided.
for prostitution.
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.
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