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Details of Prosecutions

(c) Results

Defendants imprisoned.

Defendants fined

APPENDIX 6—Continued

Number during the 12 months

1st April-31st March

9/30

1948/49 | 1949/50 1950/51 1951/52 1952/53 1953/54

2

3

1

1

Defendants cautioned

1

Defendants discharged

1

Girls placed in Po Leung Kuk

2

3

5

1

1

Girls sent to other Homes

Girls restored to parents or

guardians

2

1

4

Offences against the Vagrancy

Ordinance Chapter 229.

Number of adult defendants

3

Number of children involved

1

2

3

Adult defendants convicted...

Adult defendants discharged... Children placed in a Home....... Children restored to parents

or guardians

Offences against Protection of

Women und Girls Ordinance

No. 5 of 1938, or after 5.1.51,

Protection of Women and

Juveniles Ordinance No. 1 of 1951.

(a) General

1

2

Number of cases

41

15

9

15

13

Number of charges

54

21

8

18

19

Number of defendants

44

16

12

7

15

13

Number of Juveniles and

female victims involved

43

20

10

17

14

44

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