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Hong Kong Annual Administration Reports, 1841-1941
COLONIAL REPORTS-ANNUAL.
The statistics of minor offences reported for the last two years may be tabulated as follows:-
Cases Reported in 1897.
Cases Reported in 1898.
Increase.
Decrease.
Cases Reported in 1897. Cases Reported in 1898. Increase. Decrease. Assault 1,404 1,765 361 Gambling 145 265 120 Miscellaneous 4,122 4,531 409 Drunkenness 132 161 29 Nuisances 780 939 159 No light or pass 150 150 +4 Total *** 6,733 7,661 1,078 Deduct Decrease 150 *** 150 Nett Increase 928persons
The following tabular statement shows the number of convicted and discharged on account of all offences, serious and minor, during each of the last five years :-
Year. Convicted. Discharged. 1894 7,379 1,042 1895 9,625 1,379 1896 8,698 841 1897 8,496 1,110 1898 10,523 808