Crimes Ordinance
Part II
2-4
Section 7
Cap. 200
from his duty or allegiance to Her Majesty shall be guilty of
an offence. [cf. 1934 c. 56 s. 1 U.K.]
(1A) Any person who knowingly attempts to seduce any member
of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army from his duty or
allegiance to the People’s Republic of China is guilty of an
offence. (Added 2 of 2012 s. 3)
(2) Any person who—
(a) knowing that any member or officer mentioned in
subsection (1) or (1A) is about to desert or absent
himself without leave, assists him in so doing; or
(Amended 2 of 2012 s. 3)
(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.
(3) Any person who, with intent to commit or to aid, abet,
counsel or procure the commission of an offence under
subsection (1) or (1A), 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) or
(1A) would constitute such an offence, shall be guilty of an
offence. (Amended 2 of 2012 s. 3) [cf. 1934 c. 56 s. 2(1) U.K.]
(4) Any person guilty of an offence under this section shall be
liable on conviction upon indictment to a fine of $5,000 and
to imprisonment for 2 years. [cf. 1934 c. 56 s. 3(1) U.K.]
(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
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