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Table VI.
RETURN OF BOY JUVENILE OFFENDERS BROUGHT BEFORE THE POLICE MAGISTRATE'S COURT DURING THE YEARS 1938 AND 1939.
HONG KONG.
CONVICTED AND SENTENCED,
BOUND OVER.
Classification of offences. Total No. of Charges. Total No. of Defendants. Caned in Court. Fined. Imprisoned until Court rises Committed to Reformatory or Remand Home. To be sent back to country. Committed to an Industrial School; Or Orphanage To keep the peace and be of good behaviour. Discharged or Order made. Previously convicted. Bonds enforced. To come up for judgment. OFFENCES AGAINST INDIVIDUALS. (a)-Against their property. 1938 1939 1938 1939 1938 1939 1938 1939 1938 1939 1938 1939 1938 1939 1. Simple larceny 136 103 144 - 2. Larceny from person 95 162 93 170 3. Receiving & unlawful possession 51 65 54 66 1 14 8 30 38 15 4 10 55 4. Larceny by servant 7 3 7 3 5. Other offences 13 18 15 18 (b)-Against their person. 1. Common assault 14 9 2. Bodily harm 3 1 3. Other offences 1 1 OFFENCES OF PUBLIC NATURE. (c) Against the Crown and Govt. 1. Trespass and damage on Crown Land. - 1 2. Opium offences - - 3. Tobacco and Liquor offences 15 12 15 19 4. Dangerous drug offenders 7 5. Other offences 9 14 (d)-Against Public Justice. 1. Returning from banishment (x) - (e)-Against Public Peace. 1. Breach of peace 5 5 Against Tranquility. 1. Other offences 3 11 (g)-Against Public Morals and Police. 1. Offences against Public Health 13 14 2. Traffic offences 85 28 28 21 3. Begging and touting 12 11 12 11 4. Lotteries and Gambling 9 7 7 7 5. Hawkers offences 721 230 720 230 1 176 32 285 31 8 2 30 6. Other offences 22 3 24 Total 1,118 747 1,141 774 5 47 17 79 105 13 72 5 128 45 290 136 2 17 7(1) Age under 10.
(2) Age over 10 and under 12.
(3) Age over 12 and under 14.
(4) Age over 14 and under 16.