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Summary Offences.

19. Any person who-

(a) sends any message by telegraph, telephone, wireless telegraphy or wireless telephony which is grossly offensive or of an indecent, obscene or menacing character; or

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Offences in connexion

with calls or telegrams.

telephone

messages or

25 Geo. 5,

c. 15, B. 10(2).

(b) sends by any such means any message, which he 36 of 1935,s. 2.

knows to be false, for the purpose of causing annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety to any other person; or

(c) persistently makes telephone calls without reason-

able cause and for any such purpose as aforesaid,

shall be liable to a fine of one hundred dollars and to imprisonment for one month.

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any person to wear uniform to which

entitled.

20. (1) Any person who wears a uniform which he Unlawful for is not entitled to wear or any dress so closely resembling the same as to be calculated to deceive shall be liable to a he is not fine of one thousand dollars or to imprisonment for six months: Provided that the wearing of any uniform or dress by a performer in any public entertainment with the schedule. consent of the Commissioner of Police shall not constitute an offence against this section.

(2) In this section "uniform" means any apparel from time to time constituting the proper apparel whilst on duty for members of His Majesty's Forces or of the Hong Kong Defence Force or for the British Mercantile Marine or for members of the Hong Kong Police Force or Hong Kong Police Reserve or for any force raised under the authority of any enactment in force in the Colony and "apparel" includes accoutrements.

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11 of 1949, s.12.

9 of 1950,

Falsely to be or be influence a

pretending

able to

public

21. Any person who, by any act or omission and whether or not with intent to procure any valuable thing, falsely pretends that he is a public servant or is able to procure any public servant to do or refrain from doing servant. any act or thing in connexion with the duty of such public 11 of 1949, s.12. servant shall be liable to a fine of one thousand dollars or to imprisonment for six months.

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or obstructing

22. Any person who resists or obstructs a public officer Resisting or other person lawfully engaged, authorized or employed a public in the performance of any public duty or any person lawfully other person

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officer or

lawfully engaged in a public duty.

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