Crimes Ordinance
Part XII
12-4
Section 117
Cap. 200
prostitute (娼妓) means a prostitute of either sex; (Added 90 of
1991 s. 2)
public place (公眾地方) means—
(a) any place to which for the time being the public or a
section of the public are entitled or permitted to have
access, whether on payment or otherwise; and
(b) a common part of any premises notwithstanding that
the public or a section of the public are not entitled or
permitted to have access to that common part or those
premises; (Added 90 of 1991 s. 2)
rape offence (強姦罪行) means any of the following, namely, rape,
attempted rape, aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring rape
or attempted rape, and incitement to rape; (Added 25 of 1978
s. 2) [cf. 1976 c. 82 s. 7(2) U.K.]
specified sexual offence (指明性罪行) means any of the following,
namely, rape, non-consensual buggery, indecent assault, an
attempt to commit any of those offences, aiding, abetting,
counselling or procuring the commission or attempted
commission of any of those offences, and incitement to
commit any of those offences; (Added 90 of 1991 s. 2)
suspension order (暫停執行令) means an order made under
section 153I(4). (Added 69 of 1990 s. 2)
(1A) For the purposes of this Part a person does an unlawful sexual
act if, and only if, that person—
(a) has unlawful sexual intercourse;
(b) commits buggery or an act of gross indecency with a
person of the opposite sex with whom that person may
not have lawful sexual intercourse; or
(c) commits buggery or an act of gross indecency with a
person of the same sex. (Added 90 of 1991 s. 2)
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