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Appendix 31

Contd (Chapter 10: Public Order)

Number of crimesjoffences reported

Number of persons prosecuted

1975

1976

1977

1975

1976

1977

Opium

Possession of opium Possession of equipment Keeping a divan

787

586

567

526

428

414

280

238

252

97

93

87

258

114

159

244

101

130

Smoking opium

3 135

2082

1 249

3 164

2062

1 180

Other opium offences

9

11

5

Sub-total

4 469

3 026

2 238

4 031

2 684

1816

Heroin

Possession of heroin

6 440

$ 627

3 750

6 131

5 405

3551

Possession of equipment

565

771

1206

343

394

547

Keeping a divan

5

11

18

2

7

22

Smoking heroin

1 353

1 100

747

1225

799

512

Other heroin offences

67

111

36

14

15

4

Sub-total

8 430

7 620

5 757

7715

6 620

4 636

Other dangerous drugs

Possession

91

Smoking

5

139 8

Other offences

13

9

22223

72

114

204

5

6

15

27

8

3

12

Sub-total

109

156

277

85

123

231

Total

14,629

13,519

9 940

13,632

12,556

8 779

ICAC Cases

Number of persons prosecuted

1975

1976

1977

Pending

Convicted

Acquitted

Total

Involving individuals employed in

government departments

Agriculture and Fisheries

Education

Fire Services

Housing

1

1

3

13

Legal Aid

Marine

Medical and Health

1

1

3

1

1

New Territories Administration

Post Office

Printing

1

Prisons

9

1

2

2

Public Works

14

10

3

3

6

Royal Hong Kong Police Force

58

55

56

35

30

121

Social Welfare

2¶

2

Trade, Industry & Customs

Transport

4

Urban Services

4

5

8

2

10

Sub-total

95

96

61

55¶

36

152

Others

ICAC

1

Judiciary

1

Crown servants/private individuals*

148

Public bodiest

1

Public bodies/private individuals*

2

Private sector‡

44

96

Sub-total

798

1148

Total

1748

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1

11

5

2

1

2

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7

43 T

15

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51

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* These are cases in which Crown/public servants and private individuals were involved.

† As defined in the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance 1971, Cap. 201.

These are cases in which only private individuals were involved.

§ These figures are revised here to exclude corruption cases, mainly Police on-street arrests, handled by the Police which

are included separately under Police Cases in this Appendix.

¶ In 1977 there were 3 cases where charges were proved but no convictions were recorded: one in Social Welfare Department and 2 in the private sector. Similarly, in 1976, there were 17 such cases: 13 in Housing Department and 4 in the private sector; and in 1975, there were 2 such cases: one in Housing Department and one in the private sector.

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