The Crimes Ordinance (), last amended in 1972, is a law relating to certain consolidated penal enactments. Like
Macau
Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a pop ...
, 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 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)
Current version
The current provisions of the ordinance includes:
* Treason
* Other offences against the state
* 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
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Legal system of Macau
Macau law is broadly based on Portuguese law, and therefore part of the civil law tradition of continental European legal systems. Portuguese law is itself highly influenced by German law. However, many other influences are present, including C ...
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Law of Hong Kong
The law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has its foundation in the English common law system, inherited from being a former British colony and dependent territory. There are several sources of law, the primary ones being statute ...
Penal/criminal codes from other parts of China:
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Penal Code of Macau
The current Penal Code of Macau ( pt, Código Penal de Macau) was promulgated in 1995, by Decree-Law no. 58/95/M, after the creation of the High Court of Justice in 1993. Prior to 1995, the 1886 Penal Code of Portugal applied to Macau.
Like Hong K ...
Penal/criminal codes from similar Common law jurisdictions:
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Crimes Act
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Crimes Act (with its variations) is a stock short title used for legislation in Australia, New Zealand and the United States, relating to the criminal law (including both substantive and procedural aspects of that l ...
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Criminal Code (Canada)
The ''Criminal Code'' (french: Code criminel)The citation of this Act by these short titles is authorised by thEnglishantexts of section 1. is a law that codifies most criminal offences and procedures in Canada. Its official long title is ''A ...
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English Criminal Code
The jurisdiction of England and Wales does not have a Criminal Code though such an instrument has been often recommended and attempted. , the Law Commission is again working on the Code.
History
*1818 - Parliament petitions the Prince Regent for ...
External links
*{{wikisource-inline, Crimes Ordinance 1971, single=true
Crimes Ordinance
Hong Kong legislation
Crime in Hong Kong
Criminal codes