CO129-246 - Acting Governor Fleming - 1890 [8-9] — Page 207

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sexual intercourse

with

any

girl,

not excepting a wife, under the age of

ten

years,

whereas

in s. 42 Hongkong

Dist. no. 4 of 1865 the

Crime

Rape is

left undefined.

2.

Carnal knowledge of a girl under the age of ten

is felony punishable

under the Hongkong law

by

penal servitude for life.

Slavery was abolished in Labuan ordinances. Governor & Legislature then enacted at my suggestion

the

amending ordinance referred to

by

To which

is

the same

Dinas Clmier

be introduced amending

the section in question of the Legislatve Penal Code

by altering the age from

ten to twelve.

and I am about to make

a similar suggestion to the Govt. of the Straits Settlements.

I request you

to

report

to me whether

the law of Hongkong

should not be amended

to make

sexual

intercourse with any girl

(including a wife)

under

twelve

a felony punishable in the

same

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sexual intercourse with any girl, not excepting a wife, under the age of ten years, whereas in s. 42 Hongkong Dist. no. 4 of 1865 the Crime Rape is left undefined. 2. Carnal knowledge of a girl under the age of ten is felony punishable under the Hongkong law by penal servitude for life. Slavery was abolished in Labuan ordinances. Governor & Legislature then enacted at my suggestion the amending ordinance referred to by To which is the same Dinas Clmier be introduced amending the section in question of the Legislatve Penal Code by altering the age from ten to twelve. and I am about to make a similar suggestion to the Govt. of the Straits Settlements. I request you to report to me whether the law of Hongkong should not be amended to make sexual intercourse with any girl (including a wife) under twelve a felony punishable in the same
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sexual intercourse

with

any

girl,

not excepting a wife, under the age of

ten

rears,

whereas

in s. 42 Hongking

Dist. no. 4 of 1865 the

Crime

Rape is

left undefined.

2.

a

10

Camal kansedge of. foil under the age 70

било

Slavendered this In Crypten and Labuan ordinames Govenor & Legion. Shure then exacted at my suppostion

the

amending on referred by

To which

is felony punistalle

the same

under the Hongkong lide

44

Ew

Dinas Clmier

be introduced amending

the secting in question of the legten Penal Code

by altering the age fom

ten to twelve.

and Jam about to make

a similar suggestion to the fr. of the Straits Pitt.

tigita

that you youth,

Request Fur

& report

Consider

to me whether

whether based

the law of Hongkong05

should not be amended.

مگن

C

make

to make sexual

quicluding a wife

intercourse with any girl

(semanwife)

under,

twelve pander t

feling punishable in the

من

A..

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