Crimes Ordinance
| Crimes Ordinance 1972 | |
|---|---|
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| Legislative Council of Hong Kong | |
| An ordinance to consolidate certain penal enactments. | |
| Citation | Cap. 200 |
| Enacted by | Legislative Council of Hong Kong |
| Date enacted | 31 December 1972 |
The CrimesOrdinance is the Cap. 200 in the Laws of Hong Kong last amended in 1972 relating to certain consolidated penal enactments. Like Macau, penal/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 Cap 1966 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
Current version
The current provisions of the Ordinance includes:
- Treason
- Other Offense against the state
- Piracy
- Intimidation
- Perjury
- Incest
- Explosive substances
- Unmarked Plastic Explosives
- Criminal Damage to Property
- Forgery and related offenses
- False Certification and personation
- Counterfeiting and kindred offenses
- Sexual and Related Offenses
- Preliminary offenses
- Miscelleaneous Offenses
See also
Penal/criminal codes from other parts of China:
Penal/criminal codes from similar Common law jurisdictions: