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CAP. 200]

Offences.

[cf. 1819 c. 8. ss. 1. 2.]

Crimes

[1984 Ed.

(c) to persuade Her Majesty's subjects or inhabitants of Hong Kong to attempt to procure by lawful means the alteration of any matter in Hong Kong as by law established; or

(d) to point out, with a view to their removal, any matters which are producing or have a tendency to produce feelings of ill-will and enmity between different classes of the population of Hong Kong. (13 of 1938, s. 3, incorporated. Amended, 28 of 1938, s. 2)

(3) In determining whether the intention with which any act was done, any words were spoken, or any document was published, was or was not seditious, every person shall be deemed to intend the consequences which would naturally follow from his conduct at the time and under the circumstances in which he so conducted himself. (13 of 1938, s. 3, incorporated)

10. (1) Any person who-

(a) does or attempts to do, or makes any preparation to do, or conspires with any person to do, any act with a seditious intention; or

(b) utters any seditious words; or

(c) prints, publishes, sells, offers for sale, distributes, displays or reproduces any seditious publication; or

(d) imports any seditious publication, unless he has no reason to believe that it is seditious,

shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable for a first offence to a fine of $5,000 and to imprisonment for 2 years, and for a subsequent offence to imprisonment for 3 years; and any seditious publication shall be forfeited to the Crown. (Amended, 22 of 1950, Schedule and 30 of 1970, s. 3)

(2) Any person who without lawful excuse has in his possession any seditious publication shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable for a first offence to a fine of $2,000 and to imprisonment for 1 year, and for a subsequent offence to imprisonment for 2 years; and such publication shall be forfeited to the Crown. (Amended, 22 of 1950, Schedule)

(3) Where any person has been convicted of an offence under subsection (1) or (2) in respect of any seditious publication, the court may order the seizure and forfeiture of any copies of the seditious publication in the possession of

(a) the person convicted; or

(b) any other person named in the order, if the court is satisfied by evidence on oath that the copies are in the possession of the other person for the use of the person convicted. (60 of 1971, s. 19, incorporated)

(4) Any copies seized under subsection (3) shall be disposed of as the court may direct; but no copies shall be destroyed until the...