ORDINANCE No. 19 OF 1886 . 2015
Reformatory Schools .
term not exceeding three months ; and at the expiration of such term he
shall, by and at the expense of the managers of the school , be brought
back to the school from which he escaped, there to be detained during
a period equal to so much of his period of detention as remained
unexpired at the time of his escaping.
18. Every person who commits any of the following offences , that Penalty on
persons assist
is to say : ing or indu
cing offenders
to escape
( 1. ) Knowingly assists directly or indirectly an offender detain from certified
reformatory
ed in a certified reformatory school to escape from the schools. Or
school ; harbouring
offenders who
have escaped.
( 2. ) Directly or indirectly induces such an offender to escape [29 & 30 V.
from the school ; c. 117, s. 22. ]
(3. ) Knowingly harbours, conceals or prevents from returning
to the school , or assists in harbouring, concealing, or
preventing from returning to the school , anyoffender
who has escaped from a certified reformatory school,
shall, on summary conviction before a Magistrate, be liable to a penalty
not exceeding one hundred dollars , or at the discretion of the Magistrate
to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two months, with or without
hard labour.
Conditional pardons.
19. Where before or after the passing of this Ordinance a youthful Power to
Governor
offender has been sentenced to penal servitude , or imprisonment , and to send
offenders to
has been pardoned by the Governor on condition of his placing himself reformatory
schools on
under the care of some charitable institution for the reception and reform conditional
pardon.
ation of youthful offenders, the Governor may direct him, if under the age [29 & 30 V.
c. 117, s. 32.]
of sixteen years, to be sent to a certified reformatory school , the managers
of which consent to receive him for a period of not less than two years
and not more than five years ; and thereupon such offender shall be
deemed to be subject to all the provisions of this Ordinance, as if he had
been originally sentenced to detention in a certified reformatory school .
Evidence.
20. The following rules shall be enacted with respect to evidence Rules respect
under this Ordinance : ing evidence
under this
Ordinance.
(1. ) The production of the Hongkong Government Gazette [29 & 30 V.
containing a notice of the grant or withdrawal of a c. 117, s. 33. ]