- Source: Crimes Ordinance
The Crimes Ordinance (Cap. 200), last amended in 1972, is a law of Hong Kong relating to certain consolidated penal enactments. Like Macau, penal and criminal law in Hong Kong is different from what is applied in China.
History
The ordinance consolidated the original Crimes Ordinance of 1971 with several others ordinances:
Coinage Offences Ordinance 1964 (Cap. 204)
Criminal Intimidation Ordinance 1964 (Cap. 205)
Explosive Substances Ordinance 1966 (Cap. 206)
False Personation Ordinance 1964 (Cap. 207)
Falsification of Documents Ordinance 1964 (Cap. 208)
Forgery Ordinance 1964 (Cap. 209)
Perjury Ordinance 1970 (Cap. 214)
Punishment of Incest Ordinance 1964 (Cap. 216)
Sedition Ordinance 1970 (Cap. 217)
Safeguarding National Security Ordinance (Instrument A305)
Current version
The current provisions of the ordinance includes:
Piracy
Intimidation
Perjury
Incest
Explosive substances
Unmarked Plastic Explosives
Criminal Damage to Property
Forgery and related offences
False Certification and personation
Counterfeiting and kindred offences
Sexual and Related Offences
Preliminary offences
Miscellaneous Offences
See also
Legal system of Macau
Law of Hong Kong
Penal/criminal codes from other parts of China:
Penal Code of Macau
Penal/criminal codes from similar Common law jurisdictions:
Crimes Act
Criminal Code (Canada)
English Criminal Code
External links
The full text of Crimes Ordinance 1971 at Wikisource
Crimes Ordinance
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