H 8
Table IV,-Continued.
ABSTRACT OF CASES UNDER COGNISANCE OF THE POLICE MAGISTRATES' COURTS DURING THE YEARS 1987 AND 1995.
HONG KONG.—Continued.
Cases, how disposed of, and the Number of Male and Female Adult Defendants under cach Head.
Classification of Offences. Total No. of charges. Total No. of Defts. Convicted and sentenced. Discharged. Committed to prison or detained pending orders of E. the Governor. Committed for trial at the Supreme Court. Bound over without further penalty. To keep the peace and be of good behaviour. To come up for judgment. Under Police supervision. Previously convicted. Bonds enforced. Order made. 1987 1988 1987 1988 1987 1988 1987 1988 1987 1988 1987 1988 1987 1988 M. F. Total. M. F. Total. Brought forward 5,948 8,327 9,459 8,729 6,192 6,406 477 (Against Public Justice. 1. Escape and breach of prison 2 2 1 200 2 356 200 328 2. Returning from banishment 3. Perjury 2 2 2 4. Bribery 4 8 4 5. Other offences 13 6 12 (a)Against the Public peace. 1. Breach of the peace 1,346 478 133 43 181 70 26 19 52 45 6 2. Unlawful possession of arms 652 369 16 196 3. Other offences 37 3 8 3 (f)-Against trade. 1. Concealed cargo 204 0 2 5 9 2. Stowing away 80 114 178 264 56 3 2 18 24 15 29 6 3. Trade Marks infringement 24 15 29 6 4 6 4 $106 59 65 28 5 4. Employers and workmen offences 11 5. Food and drugs offences 29 3 20 70 18 14 3 10 44 20 14 4 8 4 6. Other offences 24 19 24 03 71 63 (g)-Against Public Morals and Police. 1. Begging and touting 13 2 2. Brothels and procuration of women. 71 45 66 550 51 3 14 18 65 12 16 4 2 3. Lotteries and gambling 322 416 326 457 150 258 283 268 988 19 14 380 430 1,924 2,075 4. Offences against public health 1,222 1,605 1,245 1,614 901 1,175 30 159 5. Street hawkers offences 6. Obstruction 2,205 1,861 1,974 61 87 987 1,328 244 242 14,206 16,297 1,873 2,012 7. Offences with fire crackers 8. Drunkenness 2,387 2,604 955 2,205 955 1,871 697 4 2 1,875 699 330 254 1 330 9. Traffic offences of a technical nature. 255 170 131 170 131 127 100 1 27 100 43 31 43 81 11 10. Dangerous driving of vehicles 11. Vagrants 4,930 4,505 4,030 4,500 4,401 4,178 18 10 18 10 1 1 12. Unlicensed and unmuzzled dogs 4,410 4,200 511 301 10 521 305 139 303 188 309 124 13. Mui Tsai offences of a technical nature 14. Ill-treatment of Mui Tsai 280 3 3 127 283 8 20 2 10 20 93 31 43 15. Other offences 403 432 3 423 3 413 220 213 121 106 Total 36,500 37,298 38,781 30,598 27,823 27,911 4,040 5,595 31,863 33,500 4,372 4,301* 1 defendant absconded
† Confiscation order, no arrest.
To pay wages.
To pay costs.
9 to pay maintenance; 41 no arrest, of which 33 to redeem articles under Pawnbroker's Ordinance, 3 confiscation orders, 5 money granted from or paid into Poor Box.