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432 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, NOVEMBER 19, 1920.

(b) receives or harbours any in- married girl under the age of 21 years without the consent of the person having the law- ful care or charge of her.

(2.) When any person accused under para- graph (b) of sub-section (1) of this section is proved to have received or Harboured any female who appears to the magistrate to be under the age of 21 years, it shall, until the contrary is proved, be presumed (a) that the female was an umaarried girl, and was under the age of 21 years, at the date of the alleged offence, and (b) that the accused received or harboured her without the consent of the person having the lawful care or charge of her.

(3.) No prosecution under this section shall be instituted without the consent of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs: provided that the consent of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs shall not be necessary for the arrest of any person suspected of having committed an offence under

this section.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 18th day of November, 19920,

S. B. B. McELDERBY,

Clerk at Councils,

Assented to by His Excellency the Governor, the 19th

day of November. 1926,

A. G. M. FLETCHER,

Colonial Secretary.

Short title

LS

HONGKONG.

No. 13 of 1920.

I assent to this Ordinance.

R. E. STUBBS, Governor.

19th November, 1920,

An Ordinance to restrain certain acts of inti-

midation.

19th November, 1920.

Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Criminal Intimidation Ordinance, 1920.

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