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APPENDIX 7-Contd

TABLE VII

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENCES WHICH LED TO PROBATION OFFICERS REPORTS

Juvenile (below 16)

Young Adults (16 to below 21)

Adults (21 & over)

Total

M

F

M

F

M

F

M

F

(A) Court Referrals:

1 Against Lawful Authority

30

180

1

32

2

242

2 Against Public Morality

35

72

1

40

1

147

2

3 Against the Person

40

90

35

8

165

9

4 Against Property

960

42

1,080

34

542

37

2,582

113

5 Against the Penal Code

9

2

31

10

1

50

3

6 Against Local Laws ...

140

29

270

33

942

107

1,352

169

(B) Other Referrals:

1 Long-term Prisoner

2 Condemned Prisoner

Total

Grand Total

TA

15

4

59

2

74

6

2

11

13

1,214

73

1,740

74

1,671

158 4,625

305

1,287

1,814

1,829

4,930

Home Visits for Social Inquiries...

Office Interviews for Social Inquiries

1968-69

1969-70

5,281

6,102

* * *

*

* + *

11,009

9,993

TABLE VIII

RESIDENTS IN CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS 1969-70

Home

No of Inmates at the end of 31 March 1969

New Admissions

(Remand, Detention, etc)

Discharges

No of Inmates Remaining at

31 March 1970

Begonia Road Boys' Home Ma Tau Wai Girls' Home

173

2,846

2,879

140

34

1,175

1,137

72

Castle Peak Boys' Home

111

82

126

67

Kwun Tong Hostel

42

74

76

40

O Pui Shan Boys' Home

85

15

70

Total

360

4,262

4,233

389

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