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Appendix 34

Contd (Chapter 14: Public Order)

Number of crimes/offences reported

Number of persons* prosecuted

1984

1985

1986

1984

1985

1986

Minor offences – Heroin

Possession of heroin

Possession of equipment

5 808

5 735

5 036

5 465

5 370

4 794

2 386

2 777

2 768

944

932

675

Keeping a divan

10

5

1

8

6

Smoking heroin

499

454

428

279

209

211

Other heroin offences

326

112

34

10

9

7

Sub-total

9 020

9 088

8 271

6 699

6 528

5 693

Minor offences - Other dangerous goods

Possession

636

909

887

464

617

635

Smoking

Other offences

33

43

40

13

24

26

Sub-total

Total

669

12 852

952

927

477

641

661

14 192

13 915

10 981

12 136

12 045

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

Involving individuals employed in

government departments

Agriculture & Fisheries

Building Development (Note 1)

Buildings and Lands (Note 2)

Census & Statistics

City & New Territories Administration

Correctional Services

Customs & Excise

Education

Electrical & Mechanical

Engineering Development

Fire Services

Government Land Transport Agency

Government Secretariat

Housing

Immigration

Judiciary

Labour

Lands (Note 2)

Legal Aid

Marine

Medical & Health

New Territories Development (Note 3)

Post Office

Printing

Regional Services

Royal Hong Kong Police

Territory Development (Note 3)

Social Welfare

Trade

Urban Services

Water Supplies

Sub-total

Others

Crown servants/private individuals* Public bodies†

Public bodies/private individuals*

Private sector‡

Sub-total

Total

Number of persons prosecuted

1984

1985

1986

Nolle

Pending Convicted Acquitted

Prosequi

Total

1

1

3

1

12

1

4

1

2

2

1

18

19

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Note: 1. The Building Development Department ceased to exist on 11.4.86.

2. The Building Ordinance Office of the Building Development Department was amalgamated with the Lands Department to form a new

Buildings and Lands Department on 11.4.86.

3. The Urban Area Development Organisation of the Lands and Works Branch was amalgamated with the New Territories Development

Department to form a new Territory Development Department on 11.4.86.

* 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.