Crimes Ordinance

Crimes Ordinance
Legislative Council of Hong Kong
  • An ordinance to consolidate certain penal enactments.
CitationCap. 200
Enacted byLegislative Council of Hong Kong
Enacted22 October 1971
Legislative history
Introduced byAttorney General Denys Tudor Emil Roberts
Introduced19 November 1971
First reading3 November 1971
Second reading3 November 1971
Third reading17 November 1971
Related legislation
Coinage Offences Ordinance 1964
Criminal Intimidation Ordinance 1964
Explosive Substances Ordinance 1966
False Personation Ordinance 1964
Falsification of Documents Ordinance 1964
Forgery Ordinance 1964
Perjury Ordinance 1970
Punishment of Incest Ordinance 1964
Sedition Ordinance 1970
Status: Current legislation

The Crimes Ordinance (Cap. 200), last amended in 1972, is a law of Hong Kong relating to certain consolidated penal enactments. Like Macau, penal and criminal law in Hong Kong is different from what is applied in China.

History

The ordinance consolidated the original Crimes Ordinance of 1971 with several others ordinances:

  • Coinage Offences Ordinance (Cap. 204)
  • Criminal Intimidation Ordinance (Cap. 205)
  • Explosive Substances Ordinance (Cap. 206)
  • False Personation Ordinance (Cap. 207)
  • Falsification of Documents Ordinance (Cap. 208)
  • Forgery Ordinance (Cap. 209)
  • Perjury Ordinance (Cap. 214)
  • Punishment of Incest Ordinance (Cap. 216)
  • Sedition Ordinance (Cap. 217)

Current version

The current provisions of the ordinance includes:

  • Piracy
  • Intimidation
  • Perjury
  • Incest
  • Explosive substances
  • Unmarked Plastic Explosives
  • Criminal Damage to Property
  • Forgery and related offences
  • False Certification and personation
  • Counterfeiting and kindred offences
  • Sexual and Related Offences
  • Preliminary offences
  • Miscellaneous Offences

See also

Penal/criminal codes from other parts of China:

Penal/criminal codes from similar Common law jurisdictions: