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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 8TH MAY, 1897.

Carnal or attempted carnal knowledge of female idiot,

(Ibid, s. 5, sub-s, 2.)

Householder, etc.. permit. ting defile- ment of girl on his pre- mises. (48 & 49 Vict. c. 69, *. 6 except that age at home is 13 instead of 12.)

Receiving or harbouring woman or girl. (Ord. 11 of 1890, 8. 9 altered.)

Receiving or harbouring girl procured,

or woman or

girl sold for prostitution. (Orl 11 of 1899, s. 10.)

Decoying

10. Every person who unlawfully and carnally knows or attempts to have unlawful carnal knowledge of any female idiot or imbecile woman or girl, under eircumstances which do not amount to rape, but which prove that the offender knew at the time of the commission of the offence that the woman or girl was an idiot or imbecile, shall be guilty of a misdemeanour,

11. Every person who, being the owner or occupier of any premises, or having, or acting or assisting in, the management or control thereof, induces or knowingly suffers any girl of such age as is in this section mentioned to resort to or be in or upon such premises for the purpose of being unlawfully and carnally known by any man, whether such carnal knowledge is intended to be with any particular man or generally-

(1.) Shall, if such girl is under the age of twelve years, be guilty of felony, and being convicted thereof shall be liable to be imprisoned for life or for any less term with or without hard labour; aud (2.) If such girl is of or above the age of twelve and muder the age of sixteen years, shall be guilty of a misdemeanour.

Provided that it shall be a sufficient defence to any charge made under this section if it shall be made to appear to the Court or Jury before whom the charge shall be brought that the person so charged had reasonable canse to believe that the girl was of or above the age of sixtcon years.

12. Any person who-

(1.) Receives or harbours any woman or girl knowing that such woman or girl has, by force, intimidation or fraud, been brought into or is about to be taken away from the Colony; or

(2.) Receives or harbours any woman or girl with intent that such woman or girl should be sold, pledged, let out to hire, purchased, taken in plodge, taken on hire, or otherwise disposed of for the pur- pose of prostitution either within or without the Colony,

shall be guilty of a misdemeanour.

13. Every person who-

(1.) Receives or harbours any girl under the age of sixteen years, knowing that such girl has been pro- cured for the purpose of having unlawful carnal connexion with any other person and with intent to aid such purpose; or

(2.) Receives or harbours any woman or girl, knowing that such woman or girl has been sold, pledged, let out to hire, purchased, or otherwise disposed of, either within or without the Colony, for the purpose of prostitution, and with intent to aid such purpose, shall be guilty of a misdemeanour.

14. Every person who by force, intimidation or any woman or girl fraudulent means, brings, takes, decoys or entices any woman into or away or girl into or away from the Colony for the purpose of

emigration shall be guilty of a misdemeanour.

from the

Colony for

emigration. (Ord. 11 of 1890, 8. 11.) Rape. (Ord. 4 of

1865, s. 42.)

(48 & 49 Vict, c. 69, s. 4.)

Abduction of

a woman

against her will from motives of Incre. (Ord. 4 of 1865, s. 47.) (24 & 25 Vict. c. 100, s. 53.)

15. (1.) Every person who commits the crime of rape shall be guilty of felony, and being convicted thereof, shall be liable to be imprisoned for life or for any less term, with

or without hard labour.

(2.) Every man who induces a married woman to permit him to have carnal connexion with her by personating her husband shall be deemed to be guilty of rape.

16. (1.) When any woman of any age has any inter- est, whether legal or equitable, present or future, absolute, conditional, or contingent, in any real or personal estate or is a presumptive heiress or coheiress or presumptive next of kin, or one of the presumptive next of kin, to anyone hav- ing such interest, every person who, from motives of lucre, takes away or detains such woman against her will, with intent to marry or carnally know her, or to cause her to be married or carnally known by any other person; and every person who fraudulently allures, takes away, or detains abduction of such woman, being under the age of twenty-one years, out a girl against the will of her of the possession and against the will of her father or mother, or of any other person having the lawful care or charge of her, with intent to marry or carnally know her, or to cause her to be married or carually known by any

Fraudulent

father and

mother, &c.