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No. 11

1902

HONGKONG.

REPORT ON THE POLICE AND ON CRIME, FOR THE YEAR 1901.

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government.

No. 61.

POLICE OFFICE, HONGKONG, 17th February, 1902.

SIR, I have the honour to forward, for the information of His Excellency the Officer Adminis- tering the Government, the Criminal Statistics and Report on the Police Force, for the year 1901.

2. The total of all cases reported to the Police was 9,172, as against 9,873 in 1900, being a decrease of 701, or 7.10 per cent.

In the division of these cases into Serious and Minor offences, there appears a decrease, as compared with 1900, of 128 cases, or 3.62 per cent, in the former, and of 573 cases, or 9.03 per cent. in the latter.

The decrease, as compared with 1900, in Serious offences of 128 is shewn as follows:--

Burglary or Larceny in Dwelling,.

Assault with intent to rob,.

Women and Girls Ordinance.,

Piracy,

15

5

Kidnapping and other offences against the Protection of

15

3

Larceny,

Unlawful possession,.

Felonies, not already given,

46

56

11

151

Deduct increase in

Robbery,

23

128

3. Table 4 shows the number and character of the Serious and Minor offences reported to the Police during the past year, and the number of persons convicted and discharged in connection with those offences.

MURDER.

4.-(1.) On the 10th January, LEUNG HIN, 49, shopkeeper. 17 Station Street, Yaumati, was sent to Government Civil Hospital suffering from cuts on his body inflicted with a chopper by one of his shopmen and another man. He died shortly after his admission. The two men were convicted and hanged.

(2.) On the 11th January, YEUNG KU WAN, 84, teacher, 52 Gage Street, was shot in his room by a man unknown. He was removed to Government Civil Hospital, where he shortly afterwards died. He belonged to the Chinese Reform Party. No arrest was made.

(3.) On the 6th February, KEUNG CHEUNG, 51, coolie, 143 Queen's Road East, was stabbed to death by his paramour, supposed to have been actuated by jealousy. She was convicted and sen- tenced to death. The sentence was commuted to imprisonment for life. She died shortly after admission to Gaol.

(4.) On the 13th August, six men boarded a fishing junk at Cap-Shui-Mun for the purpose of robbery. The crew of the junk resisted them, and a fight ensued. CHAN FUK SHING, 49, master, and CHAN SHAP NG, 15, his son, were shot dead, and his wife and another son wounded. They were sent to Government Civil Hospital, where the wife recovered, but the son died (of beri beri).

Five men were arrested, of whom three were convicted and sentenced to death. one was discharged for want of evidence and the other turned King's evidence.

One of the three men convicted--KwOK TAK KUNG-was hanged. The sentence on the other two was commuted to imprisonment for life.

MANSLAUGHTER.

She was

(1.) On the 11th February, CLARA CORDEIRO, 80, midwife, was arrested for causing the death of one LAVIDIA FRANCISCA DE CRUZ ROZA whom she had attended during child-birth. discharged.