Details of Prosecutions

APPENDIX 6-Continued

Numbers during the 12 months

1st April - 31st March

0/51

1948/49 | 1949/50 1950/51 1951/52 1952/53 1953/54

(b) Charges

Allowing premises to be

used as a brothel or keeping a brothel Procuring or controlling

females for the purpose of prostitution, and similar offences or attempts thereat

Carnal knowledge of, or

attempted carnal

knowledge of, an

indecent assault on, or permitting or aiding or defilement of women or girls Soliciting for an immoral

purpose. Abduction of or unlawful harbouring of or control over girls under 16 years old....

Unnotified possession of, or

failure to report changes of address of or failure to

produce for interview

1

1

1

1

2

3

5

1

1

1

statutory wards of the

Secretariat for Chinese

Affairs

36

10

6

10

12

(c) Results

Defendants imprisoned..

7

7

5

7

Defendants fined

29

8

9

6

7

Defendants cautioned

1

2

3

Defendants discharged

7

1

3

1

Women and Juveniles placed

in the Po Leung Kuk ........

14

14

10

6

9

Women and Juveniles sent

to other Homes....

1

6

Women and Juveniles

released or restored to parents or guardians..

28

8

1

7

5

45

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