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Appendix 31
Contd (Chapter 10: Public Order)
Number of crimes/offences reported
Number of persons* prosecuted
1976
1977
1978
1976
1977
1978
Minor offences – Heroin
Possession of heroin
Keeping a divan
5 627
3750
3 890
5 405
Possession of equipment
771
1 206
1 671
394
3 551 547
3 597
715
11
18
Smoking heroin
1 100
747
13
668
7
22
11
799
512
398
Other heroin offences
111
36
17
15
4
5
Sub-total
7 620
5757
6 259
6 620
4 636
4 726
Minor offences – Other dangerous goods
Possession
139
228
262
114
204
259
Smoking
8
22
12
6
15
10
Other offences
9
27
39
3
12
18
Sub-total
156
277
313
123
231
287
Total
13 519
9 940
10 065
12 556
8 779
8 703
Note: If a person is prosecuted on two or more occasions in a year, he will be recorded once for each occasion; on the other hand, if a person is prosecuted on the same occasion for more than one offence, only the principal offence will be taken for tabulation.
† Excessive multiple counts often arise from these two offences.
ICAC Cases
Number of persons prosecuted
1976
1977
1978
Nolle
Pending
Convicted Acquitted Prosequi
Total
Involving individuals employed in
government departments
Agriculture and Fisheries
1
1
Education
1
Fire Services
2
1
1
Government Supplies
Housing
13
Immigration
Legal Aid
Medical and Health
New Territories Administration
Post Office
4¶
Printing
Prisons
2
1
6
7
Public Works
10
Royal Hong Kong Police Force
55
121
22
16
19
59
Social Welfare
2
Trade Industry and Customs
1
2
1
-
3
Transport
Urban Services
5
10
2
2
Sub-total
96
152
25
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2
79
Others
Judiciary
1
1
Crown servants/private individuals*
14§
198
Public bodiest
1
Public bodies/private individuals*
2
انبار
3
NN
11
178
1
3
1
Private sector‡
96
37
13
32
5
50
Sub-total
114
63
17
45
10
72
Total
210
215
42
751
32//
151
Note: 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 do not include corruption cases, mainly Police on-street arrests, handled by the Police which are included separately under Police Cases in this Appendix.
In 1978 there were two cases where charges were proved but no convictions were recorded: one in Post Office and the other in the private sector.
// The figure includes 6 persons with no case to answer, 4 persons whose cases were dismissed and 3 persons where
no evidence was offered by the Crown.