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Number of crimes/offences reported
Number of persons* prosecuted
1978
1979
1980
1978
1979
1980
Minor offences - Heroin
Possession of heroin
Possession of equipment
3,890
2,643
2,440
3,597
2,497
2,309
1,671
1,170
1,034
715
499
573
Keeping a divan
13
6
11
6
Smoking heroin
668
348
297
398
215
229
Other heroin offences
17
39
50
5
14
13
Sub-total
6,259
4,200
3,827
4,726
3,225
3,130
Minor offences - Other dangerous goods
Possession
262
295
216
259
259
164
Smoking
12
22
13
10
5
10
Other offences
39
51
60
18
35
37
Sub-total
313
368
289
287
299
211
Total
10,065
6,934
6,155
8,703
6,044
5,609
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
Involving individuals employed in government departments
Number of persons prosecuted
1978
1979
1980
Nolle
Total
Pending Convicted Acquitted Prosequi
Education
Fire Services
1
1
Government Supplies
1
Housing
1
2
Immigration
5
Marine
New Territories Administration
2
Post Office
4
2
Prisons
7
3
Public Works
12
Rating and Valuation
1
Royal Hong Kong Police Force
59
44
Royal Observatory
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3
1
Social Welfare
1
Television and Entertainment
Licensing Authority
Trade Industry and Customs Transport
Urban Services
Sub-total
1
3
8
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1
4
88
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1
1
1
1
2
2
3
24
2
7
4
9
5
12
7
25
1
1
7
4
11
1
5
1
9
34
17
1
74
Others
Crown servants/private individuals*
17§
50$
16
75
20
1
Public bodiest
4
3
1
1
1128
2
Public bodies/private individuals*
1
3
Private sector‡
50
102
15
75
16
2
108
Sub-total
72
158
31
151
37
3
222
Total
151
246
53
185
54
296
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.