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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH MAY, 1873.
Abduction of
female Child
with Intent,
ke.
tion, 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. Whosoever shall bring, lead, take, decoy, or entice into the a Woman or Colony any Woman or female Child with Intent to sell her for the Purpose of Prostitution, or who shall sell or purchase any Woman or female Child for the Purpose aforesaid, or who shall knowingly derive any Profit from the Sale or Purchase of any Woman or female Child so sold or purchased as aforesaid, shall purchasing. be guilty of a Misdemeanor, and on Conviction thereof, shall be
liable to the Punishments hereinafter provided.
Selling or
Detaining a Woman or
female Child
Prostitution.
II. Whosoever shall unlawfully detain any Woman or female Child in any Place against her Will with the Intent that she for Purpose of may become a Prostitute, or for any other Purpose whatsoever, or who shall by any false Pretences, false Representations, or other fraudulent Means procure any Woman or female Child to have illicit carnal Connexion with any Man, shall be guilty of a Misdemeanor, and on Conviction thereof, shall be liable to the Punishments hereinafter provided.
Receiving or Harboring with Intent, &c.
Unlawful Imprisonment or Detention.
Decoying Persons into or away from the Colony.
Punishmeut for Offences.
Trial of Offences.
Summary Convictions.
Punishment
of Whipping
on second and subsequent Convictions.
Form of Information and Proceed- ings.
III. Whosoever shall unlawfully receive, or harbor any Woman or female Child with Intent that such Woman or female Child should be sold 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.
IV. Whosoever shall unlawfully by Force or Fraud imprison or detain any Person within the Colony, for the Purpose of Emigration, or for any other Purpose whatsoever, shall be guilty of a Misdemeanor, and on Conviction thereof, shall be liable to the Punishments hereinafter provided.
V. Whosoever shall unlawfully, by Force, Intimidation, or any fraudulent Means bring, lead, take, decoy, or entice any Person into or away from the Colony, for the Purpose of Emigration, or any other Purpose whatsoever, shall be guilty of a Misdemeanor, and on Conviction thereof, shall be liable to the Punishments hereinafter provided.
for
VI. Every Person who shall be convicted of any Offence against the Provisions of this Ordinance shall be liable to be imprisoned for any Term not exceeding Two Years with or without Hard Labor.
VII. All Offences against this Ordinance, may be heard and determined summarily by two Magistrates sitting together, who 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 ought to be so tried, they may commit the Accused for Trial at the Supreme Court.
VIII. The Provisions of Section LXVI of Ordinance No. 4 of 1865 shall apply to every Summary Conviction under this Ord- inance.
IX. Whenever any Person shall be convicted before the Supreme Court of any Offence against the Provisions of this Ordinance, if it shall be proved that the Oftender has been previously convicted either before the Supreme Court, or before two Magistrates sitting 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 privately whipped subject to the Provisions contained in Section I of Ordinance No. 3 of 1868; and all the Provisions of Section XCIV of Ordinance No. 7 of 1865 relating to the Form of Information for subsequent Offence and Proceedings thereon, shall apply to Offences punishable under this Ordinance.
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Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 8th Day of May, 1873.
L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO, Clerk of Councils.
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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
His Excellency The GOVERNOR is pleased to direct that Her Majesty's Birthday shall be kept in this Colony on the 29th instant.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 3rd May, 1873.
CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.