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ORDINANCE No. 2 of 1875 . 1361


Protection of Women- Emigration Abuses.


and of decoying Chinese into or away from this Colony for the purpose of emigration ,
or for any other purpose whatsoever : Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong,
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with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows :

1. The Ordinance No. 6 of 1873 is hereby repealed, but such repeal shall not Repeal.
affect :
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1. Any punishment incurred or to be incurred for any offence committed
Lefore this Ordinance comes into operation.
2. Any proceedings for enforcing such punishment or prosecuting the offender ;
and all such proceedings may be had and taken as if the said Ordinance
were still in force.

2. Whosoever shall bring, lead , take, decoy, or entice into the Colony any woman Abduction of
a woman or
female child
or female child with intent to sell her for the purpose of prostitution, or shall sell or with intent, &c.
purchase any woman or female child for the purpose aforesaid , or shall knowingly
derive any profit from the sale or purchase of any woman or female child so sold or Selling or
purchasing.
purchased as aforesaid, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof,
shall be liable to the punishments hereinafter provided.

3. Whosoever shall bring, lead, take, decoy, or entice into the Colony any woman Bringing into
the Colony
or female child knowing that such woman or female child has been sold or purchased women or child
ren knowing
them to have
for the purpose of prostitution, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction been sold for
prostitution.
thereof shall be liable to the punishments hereinafter provided.
4. Whosoever shall detain any woman or female child in any place against her Detaining a
woman or feirale
will with the intent that she may become a prostitute, or for any other purpose child for purpose
of prostitution.
whatsoever, or shall by any false pretences, false representations, or other fraudulent
means procure any woman or female child to have illicit carnal connection with any
man, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, shall be liable to the
punishments hereinafter provided .
5. Whosoever shall receive , or harbor any woman or female child with intent that Receiving or
harboring with
such woman or female child should be sold or purchased for the purpose of prostitution , intent, &c.

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

6. Whosoever shall receive or harbor any woman or female child knowing that Receiving or
harboring
women or
such woman or female child has been sold or purchased whether within the Colony or children know
ing them to
elsewhere for the purpose of prostitution shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on have been sold
for prostitution.
conviction thereof, shall be liable to the punishments hereinafter provided.
7. Whosoever shall by force or fraud imprison or detain any person within the Unlawful im
prisonment or
detention.
Colony, for the purpose of emigration, or for any other purpose whatsoever, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, shall be liable to the punishments
hereinafter provided.

8. Whosoever shall by force, intimidation, or any fraudulent means bring, lead, Decoying
persons into
take , decoy , or away from
or entice any person into or away from the Colony, for the purpose of the Colony.
emigration, or for any other purpose whatsoever, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,
and on conviction thereof, shall be liable to the punishments hereinafter provided .