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Summary of Findings of

Annex C

Public Opinion Survey on Corporal Punihment

1.

Awareness of Judicial Corporal Punishment (JCP)

Heard of JCP

Yes

56%

NO

44%

2.

(Those who have heard of JCP)

Aware of JCP as sentencing

option in Hong Kong

Yes

25%

No

31%

Whether JCP should be a Sentencing Option

Support the use of JCP

-

Yes

67/

ΝΟ

23%

No comment/

10%

don't know

3.

Reasons for Supporting use of JCP

JCP has deterrent effects

55%

Pain inflicted by JCP

has deterrent effect

25%

Only flogging could have deterrent

effect

10%

JCP is only way of deterring certain

offenders

5%

JCP is a way of deterring young

offenders

5%

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