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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 13, 1938.

Regulations

for women or girls

in refuges. Schedule.

Schedule.

Penalty for

inducing or assisting

woman or

girl to leave refuge, etc.

(c) to give security to the satisfaction of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs that the woman or girl will not leave the Colony without the consent in writing of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs;

(d) to give like security that the woman or girl will not be trained for or employed in any occupation other than such occupation as may be approved of in writing by the Secretary for Chinese Affairs:

Provided that nothing in paragraph (i) of this sub-section shall be deemed to authorize the detention of any person of or above the age of 18 years.

(2) Any person who fails to produce any woman or girl when so required as aforesaid by the Secretary for Chinese Affairs or fails to perform any obligation imposed by any bond. executed under sub-section (1) shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars and to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months in addition to any penalty to which he may otherwise by law be liable.

(3) The Secretary for Chinese Affairs, any Assistant Secretary for Chinese Affairs and any public officer authorized thereto in writing by the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, either generally or specially, may at any reasonable time enter and inspect the home of and interview any woman or girl concern- ing whom an order or requirement has been made under paragraph (i) or (ii) of sub-section (1).

37.-(1) Every woman or girl residing or detained in any such place of refuge as is referred to in section 31 (6) or 36 (1) (i) shall be subject to such regulations as may be made by the Governor in Council; and every woman or girl who contrary to any such regulation leaves any such place of refuge in which she is residing may be arrested and taken back to such place by any police officer or by any public officer specially or generally authorized in writing in that behalf by the Secretary for Chinese Affairs.

(2) The regulations in the Schedule shall be deemed to have been made under this Ordinance and shall be in force until altered, rescinded or amended by the Governor in Council.

(3) Every person who contravenes any such regulation shall be liable, upon summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding fifty dollars or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding one month.

38.-(1) Every person who induces or assists any woman or girl so residing or detained to leave, contrary to any such regulation, the place of refuge, or knowingly harbours any such woman or girl shall be liable upon summary conviction to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding three months.

(2) Every person who without lawful authority or purpose communicates or attempts to communicate with any woman or girl so residing or detained, or induces or attempts to induce any such woman or girl to break any such regula- tion, shall be liable to the same punishment.

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