658285-1889-Bill-Protection-of-Women-and-Girls — Page 2

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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20TH APRIL, 1889:

A BILL

ENTITLED

An Ordinance to repeal the law relating to the com-

pulsory medical examination of Women and to amend and consolidate the law relating to the protection of Women and young Girls and for other purposes.

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HEREAS it is expedient to repeal the law in force for the compulsory medical examination of women,

and to amend and consolidate the law relating to the better protection of women and girls: Be it enacted:—

PRELIMINARY.

1. This Ordinance may be cited as The Protection of Women and Girls Ordinance, 1889,

2. In this Ordinance,-

The word District means any of the Districts of the City of Victoria mentioned in The Regulation of Chinese Ordinance, 1888, Section 6.

The word Householder means the actual tenant or occupant of the whole of any building or tenement in a district of Victoria, or in cases where there shall be no such person then the immediate land- lord of the whole of such building or tenement, and in the case of Companies and Corporations or if the Company or Corporation is the immediate landlord, the Secretary or Manager thereof. The word Brothel means a house or place occupied, frequented or used by any two or more women for the purpose of prostitution.

The expression Registered Brothel means any such brothel as aforesaid registered under this Ordi-

nance.

The expression Keeper of a Registered Brothel means the keeper thereof registered under this Ordinance or any person acting or appearing to act as such- during his absence therefrom.

The expression Keeper of an Unregistered Brothel includes besides the actual keeper any person acting or appearing to act as such, or the Tenant of the whole or part of a House used as a brothel and unregistered.

The expression Inmute of a Registered Brothel means

any female residing in such Brothel,

3. The Ordinances mentioned in the 1st column of Schedule A hereto to the extent mentioned in the 3rd column of such Schedule are hereby repealed, but such repcal shall not affect the validity or invalidity of anything done or suffered before the commencement of this Ordinance, and shall not apply to or in respect of any offence, act or thing committed or done or omitted before the commencement of this Ordinance, and every such offence, act or thing shall, after and notwithstanding the commencement of this Ordi- nance have the same consequences and effect in all respects as if this Ordinance had not been passed.

4. Any person who-

PART 1.

Offences.

(1.) Brings, takes, decoys, or entices into the Colony any woman or girl with intent to sell her either within or without the Colony, for the purpose of prostitution; or

(2.) Sells or purchases any woman or girl for the

purpose aforesaid; or

(3.) Knowingly derives any profit from the sale or purchase of any woman or girl so sold or purchased as aforesaid,

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

5. Any person who procures or attempts to procure any girl under 12 years of age to have, either within or without the Colony, carnal connexion with any other person, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be liable to the punishment hereinafter provided.

6. 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 or purchased, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on viction thereof shall be liable to the punishments hereinafter provided.

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Short title.

Interpretation of terms.

District.

Householder.

Brothel

Registered Brothel.

Keeper of a Registered Brothel.

Keeper of an Unregistered Brothel.

Inmate of Registered Brothel.

Repeal.

Abduction of

a woman or female child with intent,

&c.

[Sec. 2 of Ord. 2 of 1875.]

Selling or purchasing.

Procuration.

[48 & 49 Vic. c. 69 sec. 2.]

Bringing into the Colony

women or

children knowing them to have been sold for

prostitution. (1 of 1875.]

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