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Appendix 31

Contd (Chapter 11: Public Order)

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Number of crimes/offences reported

Number of persons* prosecuted

1977

1978

1979

1977

1978

1979

Minor offences – Heroin

Possession of heroin

3,750

3,890

2,643

3,551

3,597

2,497

Possession of equipment

1,206

1,671

1,170

547

715

499

Keeping a divan

18

13

22

11

Smoking heroin

747

668

348

512

398

215

Other heroin offences

36

17

39

4

5

14

Sub-total

5,757

6,259

4,200

4,636

4,726

3,225

Minor offences – Other dangerous goods

Possession

228

262

295

204

259

259

Smoking

22

12

22

15

10

5

Other offences

27

39

51

12

18

35

Sub-total

277

313

368

231

287

299

Total

9,940

10,065

6,934

8,779

8,703

6,044

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

Involving individuals employed in

Number of persons prosecuted

1977

1978

1979

Nolle

Pending Convicted Acquitted Prosequi Total

government departments

Agriculture and Fisheries

1

Education

Fire Services

6

1

Government Supplies

1

Housing

1

1

Immigration

Legal Aid

1

Medical and Health

New Territories Administration

1

Post Office

2

Prisons

2

Public Works

11

Rating and Valuation

Royal Hong Kong Police Force

121

59

17

17

10

19

Social Welfare

1

Television and Entertainment

Licensing Authority

Trade Industry and Customs

1

اس

Transport

Urban Services

10

2

Sub-total

152

79

101-1080

6

2

28

46

13

1

Others

Judiciary

1

Crown servants/private individuals*

198

178

11

Public bodies†

3

4

1

Public bodies/private individuals*

3

1

Private sector‡

37

50

32

12226

15

ان

2

56

14

Sub-total

63

72

45

82

29

Total

215

151

73

128

42

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2

5

2

2

3

12

1

44

1

1

8

1

88

508

3

3

102

158

246

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.