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Regulations for women or girls

in refuges. Schedule.

Schedule,

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(b) to furnish copies of her and such person's own photographs;

(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 a woman of or over the age of 18 against her will in a place of refuge for a period exceeding six months.

(2) Any person who fails to produce any girl when so required as aforesaid by the Secretary for Chinese Affairs or fails to perform any obligation imposed by any bond mentioned in sub-section (1) shall be liable on summary con- viction 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 generaly 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 (3) 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) All such regulations shall be laid on the table. of the Legislative Council at the first meeting thereof held after the publication in the Gazette of the making of such regulations, and if a resolution is passed at the first meeting of the Legislative Council held after such regulations have been laid on the table of the said Council resolving that any such regulation shall be rescinded, or amended in any manner whatsoever, the said regulation shall, without prejudice to anything done thereunder, be deemed to be rescinded or amended, as the case may be, as from the date of publica- tion in the Gazette of the passing of such resolution.

(3) 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.

(4) 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.