CO129-403 - Governor Sir May Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1913 [8-10] — Page 212

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lish Acts.

inol Law himent Act

Hongkong Ordi -

-nances.

Protection of Women & Girls Ordinance 1897.

Atemarka.

213

tion 12.

tudy of is under

tion 13.

pression Frothels.

Lary pro-

linge inst Bro-

1 keeper.

tions 14

Ord.15 of 1910 Sec. 32 and generally Part II of Ord.4 of 1897.

The Hongkong Authorities have very elaborate powers.Custody of girls wider 16. The limit age of custody in Great Britain is 21 and in dongkong 19.

Under Sections 12,13,14,15 and 16 of Ordinance 4 of 1697 ani Ord.11 of 1904, the Hongkong Authorities have somewhat greater powers in dealing with Brothels Chan are given in the inglish ct.

These are formal Sections and sections relative to custs and procedure.

Vagrancy 1898.

tion 1.

3000 trad- in pros- tution.

Lion 2.

Ord. 4 of 1897

Sec. 17.

The same.

Formal.

minal Law

hdment Act

2.

Lion 1.

esting with-ord.11 of 1900

warrant

Jong of-

5.

Sec. 25.

ding against

2 of Criminal

Amendment Act

tion 2.

dmont of

- 2 of Cri-

1 Law

ent Act

The section is made to apply to persons who procure ¿irls to "frequent a bro- -thel" amplifying the words of the old section "be- -coming an inmate".

The same power is possessed in Hongkong

as in Great Britain.

This small amendment is not in the Hongkong Law. It does not appear to me to be very important locally.