Crimes Ordinance Part XII 12-36 Section 136 136. Cap. 200 Causing or encouraging prostitution of mentally incapacitated person (1) Subject to subsection (2), a person who causes or encourages the prostitution in Hong Kong or elsewhere of a mentally incapacitated person shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for 10 years. (Amended 90 of 1991 s. 14) (2) A person who causes or encourages the prostitution of another is not guilty of an offence under this section if that person does not know and has no reason to suspect the other to be a mentally incapacitated person. (Replaced 90 of 1991 s. 14) (Added 1 of 1978 s. 6. Amended 81 of 1997 s. 59) [cf. 1956 c. 69 s. 29 U.K.] 137. Living on earnings of prostitution of others (1) A person who knowingly lives wholly or in part on the earnings of prostitution of another shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for 10 years. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a person who lives with or is habitually in the company of a prostitute, or who exercises control, direction or influence over another person’s movements in a way which shows he or she is aiding, abetting or compelling that other person’s prostitution with others, shall be presumed to be knowingly living on the earnings of prostitution, unless he or she proves the contrary. (Added 1 of 1978 s. 6. Amended 90 of 1991 s. 15; 31 of 1997 s. 11) [cf. 1956 c. 69 s. 30 U.K.] 138. (Repealed 90 of 1991 s. 16) Verified Copy Last updated date 5.12.2014