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Appendix 34

- Contd (Chapter 13: Public Order)

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Number of crimes/offences reported

Number of persons* prosecuted

1983

1984

1985

1983

1984

1985

Minor offences - Heroin

Possession of heroin

Possession of equipment

5 422

5.808

5 735

4 994

5 465

5 370

2 407

2386

2 777

1 087

944

932

Keeping a divan

6

1

10

4

1

8

Smoking heroin

599

499

454

297

279

209

Other heroin offences

83

326

112

36

10

9

Sub-total

8 517

9 020

9 088

6 418

6 699

6 528

Minor offences - Other dangerous goods

Possession

Smoking

Other offences

Sub-total

Total

551

636

909

375

464

617

24

33

43

12

13

24

575

12 442

669

952

387

477

641

12 852

14 192

11 005

10 981

12 136

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. # Serious gambling offences were classified as minor offences before 1985 and were re-classified under crime category as from January 1, 1985.

ICAC Cases

Number of persons prosecuted

1983

1984

1985

Pending

Convicted

Acquitted

Nolle Prosequi

Total

Involving individuals employed in

government departments

Agriculture & Fisheries

1

Building Development

2

I

Census & Statistics

1

City & New Territories Administration

1

Correctional Services

6

3

Customs & Excise

1

I

Education

1

21

1

Fire Services

I

Engineering Development

Government Land Transport Agency Government Secretariat

Housing

Immigration

Independent Commission Against

Corruption

Judiciary

Labour

Lands

Legal Aid

Marine

Medical & Health

New Territories Development

Post Office

Printing

Regional Services

Royal Hong Kong Police

Social Welfare

Water Supplies

Urban Services

Sub-total

Others

Crown servants/private individuals*

Public bodiest

Public bodies/private individuals*

Private sector‡

Sub-total

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I

6

3

3

5

2

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12

212-

2

48

41

4

7

2

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14

12

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5

3

7

2

97

23

36

19

44

1

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11

3

3

109

124

160

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Total

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.

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6

180

6

210

289

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