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Appendix 31

Contd (Chapter 10: Public Order)

Number of crimes/offences reported

Number of persons* prosecuted

1976

1977

1978

1976

1977

1978

Minor offences – Heroin

Possession of heroin

Keeping a divan

5 627

3750

3 890

5 405

Possession of equipment

771

1 206

1 671

394

3 551 547

3 597

715

11

18

Smoking heroin

1 100

747

13

668

7

22

11

799

512

398

Other heroin offences

111

36

17

15

4

5

Sub-total

7 620

5757

6 259

6 620

4 636

4 726

Minor offences – Other dangerous goods

Possession

139

228

262

114

204

259

Smoking

8

22

12

6

15

10

Other offences

9

27

39

3

12

18

Sub-total

156

277

313

123

231

287

Total

13 519

9 940

10 065

12 556

8 779

8 703

Note: If a person is prosecuted on two or more occasions in a year, he will be recorded once for each occasion; on the other hand, if a person is prosecuted on the same occasion for more than one offence, only the principal offence will be taken for tabulation.

† Excessive multiple counts often arise from these two offences.

ICAC Cases

Number of persons prosecuted

1976

1977

1978

Nolle

Pending

Convicted Acquitted Prosequi

Total

Involving individuals employed in

government departments

Agriculture and Fisheries

1

1

Education

1

Fire Services

2

1

1

Government Supplies

Housing

13

Immigration

Legal Aid

Medical and Health

New Territories Administration

Post Office

4¶

Printing

Prisons

2

1

6

7

Public Works

10

Royal Hong Kong Police Force

55

121

22

16

19

59

Social Welfare

2

Trade Industry and Customs

1

2

1

-

3

Transport

Urban Services

5

10

2

2

Sub-total

96

152

25

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2

79

Others

Judiciary

1

1

Crown servants/private individuals*

14§

198

Public bodiest

1

Public bodies/private individuals*

2

انبار

3

NN

11

178

1

3

1

Private sector‡

96

37

13

32

5

50

Sub-total

114

63

17

45

10

72

Total

210

215

42

751

32//

151

Note: 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 do not include corruption cases, mainly Police on-street arrests, handled by the Police which are included separately under Police Cases in this Appendix.

In 1978 there were two cases where charges were proved but no convictions were recorded: one in Post Office and the other in the private sector.

// The figure includes 6 persons with no case to answer, 4 persons whose cases were dismissed and 3 persons where

no evidence was offered by the Crown.