Li Wing Tak v. The Queen
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1. This is a somewhat unusual case. The Appellant was charged under the Protection of Women and Juveniles Ordinance with knowingly living on the earnings of prostitution. He is 19 years of age and became friendly with a young girl of 16. They had sexual intercourse together and appear to have been good friends. Neither had much money and what little they had soon ran out. The Appellant then appears to have suggested that the girl make some money by prostitution, which she did, and they continued
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CACC000298/1971 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG (APPELLATE JURISDICTION) CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 298 OF 1971 -----------------
----------------- Coram: Huggins, J. Date of Judgment: 4th June, 1971. ----------------- JUDGMENT ----------------- 1. This is a somewhat unusual case. The Appellant was charged under the Protection of Women and Juveniles Ordinance with knowingly living on the earnings of prostitution. He is 19 years of age and became friendly with a young girl of 16. They had sexual intercourse together and appear to have been good friends. Neither had much money and what little they had soon ran out. The Appellant then appears to have suggested that the girl make some money by prostitution, which she did, and they continued to live together for some time until he was arrested. The Appellant has indicated that he wants to marry the girl, but she apparently is not like minded. 2. In view of the age of the Appellant and the circumstances this might well have been a case where probation was the right order to be made. However, the Probation Officer made an unfavourable report and there seemed to be little chance of the Appellant's responding favourably to probation. In those circumstances the learned Magistrate thought that the only alternative was detention in a Training Centre. I think that he was right and this appeal must be dismissed. If the Appellant chooses to respond to the treatment which he gets at the Training Centre he will be released after a comparatively short time: if he does not show a good response to the treatment he receives, he may be detained there for 3 years. It is entirely up to him. 4th June, 1971. Representation: |