CRIMES
Ord. No. 60/71
A379
HONG KONG
No. 60 of 1971.
L.S. |
I assent.
Hugh Norman-Walker,
Acting Governor.
18th November, 1971.
An Ordinance to consolidate certain penal enactments and to make consequential amendments connected therewith.
[19th November, 1971.]
Enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof.
Short title. 1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Crimes Ordinance 1971.
PART I.
Treason.
Treason.
[cf. 1351, c. 2.
1795, c. 7. s. 1.
1817, c. 6, s. 1.]
2. (1) A person commits treason if he—
- (a) kills, wounds or causes bodily harm to Her Majesty, or imprisons or restrains Her;
- (b) forms an intention to do any such act as is mentioned in paragraph (a) and manifests such intention by an overt act;
- (c) levies war against Her Majesty—
- (i) with the intent to depose Her Majesty from the style, honour and royal name of the Crown of the United Kingdom or of any other of Her Majesty’s dominions; or
- (ii) in order by force or constraint to compel Her Majesty to change Her measures or counsels, or in order to put any force or constraint upon, or to intimidate or overawe, Parliament or the legislature of any British territory;
- (d) instigates any foreigner with force to invade the United Kingdom or any British territory;
