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Draft Bill.

No. S. 61.-The following bill is published for general

information:-

C.S.O.

[No. 1-13.1.32.-2.]

Short title.

Interpreta-

tion.

Certification

schools.

A BILL

INTITULED

An Ordinance to Provide for and Regulate Industrial and

Reformatory Schools.

BE it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, follows:-

as

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Industrial and Reformatory Schools Ordinance, 1932.

2. "Youthful offender' means any person who, in the absence of legal proof to the contrary, is, in the opinion of the court before whom such person is brought or appears, seven years of age or upwards and under the age of sixteen years.

"Order of detention" means an order of detention made in pursuance of this Ordinance.

"Parent", when used in relation to a youthful offender, includes a guardian and any other person legally liable to maintain such youthful offender.

"Expenses", when used in relation to a person detained under an order of detention, includes the expenses of or in connection with the custody, industrial training, education and maintenance of the person.

"Industrial training" means actual employment in agriculture or horticulture or training in some branch of useful industry.

"Manager" includes the superintendent, manager or managers of any reformatory school established by the Government and the director, manager, superintendent or other person having the management or control of any certified industrial school.

"Certified Industrial School' means any school or institution certified by the Governor under this Ordinance.

"Reformatory School" means any school or institution established by the Government under the provisions and for the purposes of this Ordinance.

"Visitor" means any person appointed by the Governor under this Ordinance to be a visitor of any reformatory or certified Industrial School.

Certified Industrial Schools.

3. The Governor in Council may, upon the application of industrial of the manager of any school or institution in which indus- trial training is provided, and in which children are fed, clothed and lodged as well as taught, certify by writing under the hand of the Governor that the school or institution is