Crimes Ordinance
The Crimes Ordinance, 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
- Criminal Intimidation Ordinance
- Explosive Substances Ordinance
- False Personation Ordinance
- Falsification of Documents Ordinance
- Forgery Ordinance
- Perjury Ordinance
- Punishment of Incest Ordinance
- Sedition Ordinance
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