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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 12TH JUNE, 1897.

(2.) The provisions of section 94 of Ordinance No. 7 of Procedure for 1865, relating to the form of information for a subsequent subsequent offence and proceedings thereon, shall apply to offences' punishable under this Ördinance.

offence.

&c.

24. No parent or person acting in the place of a parent Custody of who has voluntarily parted with a girl for the purpose of adopted giris. adoption into another family, or who has received money for the parting with the enstody of such girl for any other purpose, shall be deemed to be entitled as of right to the custody of sneb girl as her parent or as the person acting in the place of her parent.

PART II.

POWERS OF REGISTRAR GENERAL.

25. Whenever the Registrar General has reason to Powers of believe

Registrar General.

(1.) That any woman or girl has been brought into the Colony either after having been purchased or by force, intimidation, fraud, mis-representation or any

false pre-

tence,-

(4.) for immoral purposes, or

(6.) for purposes of emigration; or

(2.) That any woman or girl has been purchased in the Colony with a view of being trained or disposed of as a prostitute, or is being detained against her will-

(a) for immoral purposes, or

(6.) for purposes of emigration ; or

(3.) That in any case within sub-section 1 or 2 any woman or girl, from fear, ignorance, or any other cause is unwilling or unable to disclose the true circumstances of the ease;

he may inquire into the case, and may require any person in whose custody or under whose control she appears to be to furnish a photograph of such woman or girl and security in a reasonable amount, to the satisfaction of the Registrar General, that such woman or girl shall not leave the Colony without the previous consent in writing of the Registrar General, that she shall not be trained or disposed of as a prostitute or for immoral purposes, and that she shall be produced before the Registrar General whenever he so requires.

26. (1.) In default of such photograph and security Removal of being furuished, the Registrar General may, by warrant woman or girl under his hand, order that such woman or girl be removed to place of

safety in to a place of safety where she shall remain until she can be default of returned to the place whence she was brought or other photograph proper provision can be made for the protection of her and security, interests and liberty.

(2.) The security to be furnished under this section shall be a personal bond, with one or more sureties in the form specified in the first Schedule to this Ordinance, or in such other form as is for the time being prescribed by the Governor in Council.

27. (1.) The Registrar General, if after due inquiry he Order for is satisfied that any girl is being used for immoral purposes removal to or is being trained for such purposes and that such girl is place of

refuge. nuder the age of sixteen years, may by warrant under his hand and seal, order such girl to be removed to a place of refuge where she shall be detained until further order or until she attains the age of nineteen years or marries or is adopted, whichever event first happens.

(2.) A girl found living in or frequenting a brothel shall be deemed to be a girl who is being trained for immoral purposes.

28. (1) Every woman or girl residing in such place of itutes for refuge as is referred to in the last preceding section shall be women and subject to such rules and regulations as may be made by the girlsina refuge. Governor in Council, and every woman or girl who, contrary to such rules and regulations, leaves any such place of refuge in which she is residing may be arrested and taken back te such place by any Police Officer or by any Officer appointed under this Ordinance and specially authorized by the Re- gistrar General in writing in that behalf.

(2.) Every person who indures or assists any woman or girl Penalty for so detained as aforesaid to leave, contrary to such rules and inducing or regulations as aforesaid, the place of refuge in which she assisting is residing, or knowingly harbours any such woman or girl girl to leave shall, upon conviction before a Magistrate, be liable to a fine refuge.

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