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The first of these classes which carries the Kore severe penalty is defilement of a girl under 12; the second, of a girl between the age of 13 and 16. In Hong- -kong the more grave offence affects a girl wider 12; the lighter offence, a girl between 12 and 16.
(3). In certain cases of abduction of unmarried girls the age affected is in Creat Britain 10 and in Mongkong 16. (4). In certain cases of official custody of girls to age up
to which the female in question may be detained is in Creat Britain 21 and in Hongkong 19.
(5). The Hongkong law does not admit of the flogging of male
procurers for a first offence unless such offence could be regarded (which however is often the case) as falling within the provisions of the Offences against the Persons Ordinance (No. 2 of 1865) relative to Kidnapping. In Great Britain the male procurer may now be flogged for a
first offence.
(6). The penalty capable of being imposed upon a male person
who lives on the proceeds of prostitution is now heavier in Creat Britain than it is in Honkong. Although the
powers of generally dealing with Brothels and of Prostitutes and with receiving or arbouring girls are greater in hongkong than they appear to be in Great
Britain and are probably sufficient for dealing with local conditions, it is not clear that in Hongkong, it would be
possible as it is in Great Britain to procood against a
female who merely exercised control, direction or
influence over movements of a prostitute in such a
manner to show that such female is aiding, abetting or
compelling her prostitution.
3.
Conditions which obtain amongst the Chinese are o different to those which obtain in European countries that no doubt the ages have been fixed locally with due consideration. I assume that the very expression "White Slave Traffic" is intended to apply to Chinese or other Asiatica and this assumption I rather