VAGRANCY.
No. 9 of 1897.
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27. Any vagrant who escapes from the police whilst committed to their charge under this Ordinance, or who leaves a house of detention without permission from the superintendent thereof, or who, having with such permission left a house of detention for a limited time or a specified purpose, fails to return on the expiration of such time or when such purpose has been accomplished or proves to be impracticable, shall upon summary conviction be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding three months.
28. Every person who enters into an agreement under section 17 and wilfully violates that agreement in any respect shall upon summary conviction be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding three months.
28 A. (1) Mendicancy is forbidden.
(2) Every person who is guilty of mendicancy shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding twenty-five dollars or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding one month.
29. Every person who asks for alms in a threatening or insolent manner, or continues to ask for alms of any person after he has been required to desist, shall upon summary conviction be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding three months.
Breach of agreement under s. 17.
Punishment of person convicted of mendicancy.
Punishment of person asking alms in threatening manner, etc.
30. The Governor in Council may make rules for the guidance of officers in matters connected with this Ordinance.
SCHEDULE.
[s. 18.]
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FORM OF AGREEMENT TO LEAVE THE COLONY.
ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT made this
day of
between the Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong of the one part and A.B., of etc., [the vagrant] of the other part: Each of the parties hereto (so far as relates to the acts on his own part to be performed) hereby agrees with the other of them as follows:-
* As amended by No. 19 of 1932 [10.6.32].