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A382
Ord. No. 60/71
CRIMES

(ii) to make or endeavour to make a mutinous assembly,

shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction upon indictment to imprisonment for life.

Incitement to disaffection.
1934, c. 56, s. 1.
8. (1) Any person who knowingly attempts to seduce—

(a) any member of Her Majesty's forces;
(b) any member or officer of the Royal Hong Kong Regiment or of the Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force;
(c) any police officer; or
(d) any member of the Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Force;

from his duty or allegiance to Her Majesty shall be guilty of an offence.

(2) Any person who—

(a) knowing that any member or officer mentioned in subsection (1) is about to desert or absent himself without leave, assists him in so doing; or
(b) knowing such member or officer to be a deserter or absentee without leave, conceals him or assists him in concealing himself or assists in his rescue from custody,

shall be guilty of an offence.

1934, c. 56, s. 2(1).(3) Any person who, with intent to commit or to aid, abet, counsel or procure the commission of an offence under subsection (1), has in his possession any document of such a nature that the dissemination of copies thereof among the members or officers mentioned in subsection (1) would constitute such an offence, shall be guilty of an offence.

1934, c. 56, s. 3(1).(4) Any person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable on conviction upon indictment to a fine of five thousand dollars and to imprisonment for two years.

1934, c. 56, s. 3(4).(5) The court by or before which a person is convicted of an offence under this section may order any documents connected with the offence to be destroyed or dealt with in such other manner as may be specified in the order; but no documents shall be destroyed before the expiration of the period within which an appeal may be lodged, and if an appeal is lodged no document shall be destroyed until after the appeal has been finally determined or abandoned.