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Crimes Ordinance

The Crimes Ordinance (), last amended in 2024, is a law of Hong Kong relating to certain consolidated penal enactments. Like Macau, penal and criminal law in Hong Kong is generally different from what is applied in China (the National Security Law being a notable exception).

The Crimes Ordinance lists some, but not all, criminal offences in Hong Kong, with other major offences like the Offences against the Person Ordinance () and Theft Ordinance () punishing offences against the person and theft respectively.

History

The ordinance consolidated the original Crimes Ordinance of 1971 with several other 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)

Structure

The Crimes Ordinance is structured by Part as follows (this table includes both provisions in force and provisions repealed):

The Crimes Ordinance also contains two schedules:

See also

Penal/criminal codes from other parts of China:

Penal/criminal codes from similar Common law jurisdictions:

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