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Contd (Chapter 10: Public Order)
Number of crimesjoffences reported
Number of persons prosecuted
1975
1976
1977
1975
1976
1977
Opium
Possession of opium Possession of equipment Keeping a divan
787
586
567
526
428
414
280
238
252
97
93
87
258
114
159
244
101
130
Smoking opium
3 135
2082
1 249
3 164
2062
1 180
Other opium offences
9
11
5
Sub-total
4 469
3 026
2 238
4 031
2 684
1816
Heroin
Possession of heroin
6 440
$ 627
3 750
6 131
5 405
3551
Possession of equipment
565
771
1206
343
394
547
Keeping a divan
5
11
18
2
7
22
Smoking heroin
1 353
1 100
747
1225
799
512
Other heroin offences
67
111
36
14
15
4
Sub-total
8 430
7 620
5 757
7715
6 620
4 636
Other dangerous drugs
Possession
91
Smoking
5
139 8
Other offences
13
9
22223
72
114
204
5
6
15
27
8
3
12
Sub-total
109
156
277
85
123
231
Total
14,629
13,519
9 940
13,632
12,556
8 779
ICAC Cases
Number of persons prosecuted
1975
1976
1977
Pending
Convicted
Acquitted
Total
Involving individuals employed in
government departments
Agriculture and Fisheries
Education
Fire Services
Housing
1
1
3
13
Legal Aid
Marine
Medical and Health
1
1
3
1
1
New Territories Administration
Post Office
Printing
1
Prisons
9
1
2
2
Public Works
14
10
3
3
6
Royal Hong Kong Police Force
58
55
56
35
30
121
Social Welfare
2¶
2
Trade, Industry & Customs
Transport
4
Urban Services
4
5
8
2
10
Sub-total
95
96
61
55¶
36
152
Others
ICAC
1
Judiciary
1
Crown servants/private individuals*
148
Public bodiest
1
Public bodies/private individuals*
2
Private sector‡
44
96
Sub-total
798
1148
Total
1748
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1
11
5
2
1
2
28 T
7
43 T
15
98¶
51
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215
* These are cases in which Crown/public servants and private individuals were involved.
† As defined in the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance 1971, Cap. 201.
These are cases in which only private individuals were involved.
§ These figures are revised here to exclude corruption cases, mainly Police on-street arrests, handled by the Police which
are included separately under Police Cases in this Appendix.
¶ In 1977 there were 3 cases where charges were proved but no convictions were recorded: one in Social Welfare Department and 2 in the private sector. Similarly, in 1976, there were 17 such cases: 13 in Housing Department and 4 in the private sector; and in 1975, there were 2 such cases: one in Housing Department and one in the private sector.
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