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1. Mr Yim who appeared on the appeal advanced a number of grounds. Suffice it to say that only one ground gave me any concern. He submitted that there was no evidence that the appellants knew that the boy was under 16 at the time. He submitted that the offence was not an offence of strict liability and that mens rea had to be established in the normal way by the prosecution. Section 19 of the Amusement Game Centres Ordinance is as follows : -