655813-1890-Bill-Protection-of-Women-and-Girls — Page 3

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 21ST JUNE, 1890.

conviction thereof shall be liable to the punishment berein- after mentioned. Provided that it shall be a sufficient defence to any charge 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 cause to believe that the girl was of or above the age of sixteen years. Provided also that no prosecution shall be com- menced for an offence under this section more than three months after the commission of the offence.

7. Any person who brings, leads, takes, decoys or entices into the Colony for the purpose of prostitution any woman or girl knowing that such woman or girl has been sold pledged let out to hire or purchased, shall be guilty of a misdemeanour, and on conviction thereof shall be liable to the punishments hereinafter provided.

8. Any person who

(1.) By force intimidation or fraud, or by detention or threatened detention of property or wearing apparel or by threatening legal proceedings if such property or wearing apparel be taken away, imprisons or detains or attempts to de- tain any woman or girl against her will either in a brothel or in any place with the intent that she may practise prostitution or for any im- moral purpose, or for the purpose of emigration (2.) By threats, intimidation, false pretence, false re- presentations or other fraudulent means procures or attempts to procure any woman or girl to have any illicit carnal connexion either within or without the Colony

shall be guilty of a misdemeanour and on conviction thereof, shall be liable to the punishments hereinafter provided.

9. Any person who knowingly receives or harbours any woman or girl brought into or about to be taken away from the Colony either by force intimidation or fraud, or who re- ceives or harbours any woman or girl with intent that such woman or girl should be sold pledged let out to hire or pur- chased for the purpose of prostitution, either within or without the Colony, shall be guilty of a misdemeanour, and on conviction thereof, shall be liabic to the punishments hereinafter provided.

10. Any person who receives or harbours any girl under the age of sixteen years knowing that such girl has been procured for the purpose of having illicit partel connexion with any other person and with latent to aid such purpose or who receives or barbonts any woman or girl knowing that such woman or girl has been sold pledged or let out to hire or purchased, either within or without the Colony, for the purpose of prostitution, and with intent to aid sch purpose, shall be guilty of a misdemeanour, and on convic- tion thereof, shall be liable to the punishments hereinafter provided.

11. Any person who by force, intimidation, or any fraudulent meaus brings, leads, takes, decoys, or entices any woman or girl into or away from the Colony, for the purpose of emigration, shall be guilty of a misdemeanour, and on conviction thereof, shall be Hable to the punishments hereinafter provided.

12. Every person convicted of any offence against the provisions of any of sections 4 to 11 of this Ordinance, shall be liable to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years with or without hard labour. Provided always that if the case is determined by a single Magistrate ho shall not impose a heavier sentence than one year's impri- sonment with or without hard labour and that where there appears a necessity for a heavier sentence the ease shall be determined by two Magistrates or committed for trial at the Supreme Court.

13. Whenever any person shall be convicted either summarily or before the Supreme Court of any offence against the provisions of sections 4 to 11 of this Ordinance, if it shall be proved that the offender has been previously convicted either summarily or before the Supreme Court, of an offence under the same or any other of the said sections of this Ordinance, or under the corresponding pro- visions of any Ordinance hereby repealed, it shall be lawful for the Court, in its discretion, to direct that, in addition to the punishment hereinbefore prescribed, the offender, if a

Bringing women or girls into the Colony know- Ing them have been sold. (Ord. No. 19 of 1989, ■. 6.)

Detaining women or girls for prostitu- tion.

(Ibid, 98. 7 &

10.)

Receiving or harbouring with furent,

&c.

(Ibid, s. 8.)

Receiving or harbouring procured girls under 16 with intent or women or girls knowing them to live been sold for prostitution. (Ibid, s. 9.)

pecorinz women or girls

into or away from the Colony. (Ibid. e. 11.)

Punishment

for offences. (bid, ». 12.)

Punishment

of whipping on second and subsequent convictions.

hid x. 13.)

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