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C. S. O. 5661/32

1799

No. 46-25.11.32.--3.]

A BILL

INTITULED

An Ordinance to amend the Protection of Women and Girls

Ordinance, 1897.

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

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Protection of Short title. Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance, 1932.

2. Sub-section (2) of section 13 of the Protection of Substitution Women and Girls Ordinance, 1897, is repealed and the follow- ing sub-section is substituted:

(2) Every occupier or keeper of a house or portion thereof which is used in the manner aforesaid shall be liable for the first offence of such use to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars and to imprisonment for any term not exceeding three months: for the second offence to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars and to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months: and for a third or any subsequent offence to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars and to imprisonment for any term not exceeding twelve months.

for Ordin- ance No. 4 of 1897, s. 13 (2).

3. Sub-section (1) of section 17 of the Protection of Substitution Women and Girls Ordinance, 1897, is repealed and the fol- for Ordin- lowing sub-section is substituted :-

(1) Every male person who-

(a) knowingly lives wholly or in part on the earnings

of prostitution; or

(b) solicits for immoral purposes,

shall be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding

six months.

ance No. 4

of 1897, s. 17 (1).

4. Sub-section (3) of section 21 of the Protection of Substitution Women and Girls Ordinance, 1897, is repealed and the follow- ing sub-section is substituted :-

for Ordin- ance No. 4 of 1897, s. 21. (3).

indictment,

rape, to

certain

(3) If upon the trial of any indictment, or the hearing of Power on any information or charge, for rape, or for any offence made hearing or felony in section 6, the magistrate or the jury, as the case charge for may be, shall be satisfied that the defendant is guilty of an convict of offence under sections 5, 6, 9 or 10 or of an indecent assault, certes. but is not satisfied that the defendant is guilty of the felony 48 & 40 Vict. charged in such indictment, information or charge, or of an c. 69, s. 9. attempt to commit the same, then and in every such case the magistrate or the jury, as the case may be, may acquit the defendant of such felony, and find him guilty of an offence as aforesaid, or of an indecent assault, and thereupon such defendant shall be liable to be punished in the same manner as if he had been convicted upon an indictment, information or charge for such offence as aforesaid, or for an indecent assault.