### Crimes Ordinance 《刑事罪行條例》

42. Form of indictment
(1) In an indictment—
(a) for making any false statement or false representation punishable under this Part; or
(b) for unlawfully, wilfully, falsely, fraudulently, deceitfully, maliciously or corruptly taking, making, signing or subscribing any oath, affirmation, solemn declaration, statutory declaration, affidavit, deposition, notice, certificate or other writing; or
(c) for wilfully making contradictory statements on oath in a judicial proceeding or proceedings; or
(d) for wilfully using a false affidavit,
it is sufficient to set forth the substance of the offence charged and before which court or person (if any) the offence was committed, without setting forth the proceedings or any part of the proceedings in the course of which the offence was committed, and without setting forth the authority of any court or person before whom the offence was committed.
(2) In an indictment for aiding, abetting, counselling, procuring or suborning any other person to commit any offence mentioned in subsection (1), or for conspiring with any other person, or for inciting or attempting to procure or suborn any other person, to commit any such offence, it is sufficient—
(a) where such offence has been committed, to allege that offence and then to allege that the defendant procured the commission of that offence; and
(b) where such offence has not been committed, to set forth the substance of the offence charged against the defendant without setting forth any matter or thing which it is unnecessary to aver in the case of an indictment for a false statement or false representation punishable under this Part.
(21 of 1922 s. 13 incorporated)[cf. 1911 c. 6 s. 12 U.K.]

43. Corroboration
A person shall not be liable to be convicted of any offence against this Part, or of any offence declared by any other enactment to be perjury or subornation of perjury or to be punishable as perjury or subornation of perjury, solely upon the evidence of one witness as to the falsity of any statement alleged to be false.
(21 of 1922 s. 14 incorporated)[cf. 1911 c. 6 s. 13 U.K.]

### Crimes Ordinance 《刑事罪行條例》

44. Certified copy of record of court proceedings
A document purporting to be a copy of the record of any proceedings before a court and purporting to be certified by an officer having the custody of the records of that court as a true copy of that record shall be admitted in evidence in proceedings for an offence against section 31, 38 or 39 on its production by the prosecution without further proof, and— (Amended L.N. 162 of 1993)
(a) until the contrary is proved, the court before which such document is produced shall presume—
(i) that the document is certified by such officer;
(ii) that the document is a true copy of the record of those proceedings; and
(iii) that the evidence taken in those proceedings and recorded therein was duly taken; and
(b) such document shall be prima facie evidence of the evidence taken in those proceedings and recorded therein and of all other matters contained therein.
(21 of 1922 s. 15 incorporated. Replaced 45 of 1967 s. 5)

45. Form of oath
For the purposes of this Part, the forms and ceremonies used in administering an oath are immaterial, if the court or person before whom the oath is taken has power to administer an oath for the purpose of verifying the statement in question and if the oath has been administered in a form and with ceremonies which the person taking the oath has accepted without objection, or has declared to be binding on him.
(21 of 1922 s. 16 incorporated)[cf. 1911 c. 6 s. 15 U.K.]

46. Savings
(1) Where the making of a false statement is not only an offence under this Part but also by virtue of some other enactment is a corrupt practice or corrupt conduct or subjects the offender to any forfeiture or disqualification or to any penalty other than imprisonment or fine, the liability of the offender under this Part shall be in addition to and not in substitution for his liability under such other enactment. (Amended 10 of 2000 s. 47)
(2) Where the making of a false statement is made punishable by any other enactment proceedings may be taken either under such other enactment or under this Part.
(21 of 1922 s. 17 incorporated)[cf. 1911 c. 6 s. 16 U.K.]

### Crimes Ordinance 《刑事罪行條例》

47. Incest by men
(1)  Any man who has sexual intercourse with a woman, who is to his knowledge his granddaughter, daughter, sister or mother, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction upon indictment to imprisonment for 14 years:

Provided that if, on an indictment for any such offence, it is alleged in the indictment and proved—
(a) that the woman is under the age of 16 years but is of or above the age of 13 years, he shall be liable to imprisonment for 20 years;
(b) that the woman is under the age of 13 years, the same punishment may be imposed as may be imposed under section 123. (Amended 5 of 1924 Schedule; 33 of 1939; G.N. 840 of 1940 Supp. Schedule)

(2) It is immaterial that the sexual intercourse was had with the consent of the woman. 
(3) Any man who attempts to commit any such offence as aforesaid, or who incites a girl under the age of 16 years, who is to his knowledge his granddaughter, daughter or sister, to have sexual intercourse with him, shall be guilty of an offence triable summarily or upon indictment and shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for 10 years. (Amended 5 of 1924 Schedule; 22 of 1950 s. 3) 
(4)  On the conviction before any court of any man of an offence under this section, or of an attempt to commit the same, against any woman under 21 years of age, or of inciting a woman under that age, who is to his knowledge his granddaughter, daughter or sister, to have sexual intercourse with him, it shall be in the power of the court to divest the offender of all authority over such female, and if the offender is the guardian of such woman, to remove the offender from such guardianship, and in any such case to appoint any person or persons to be the guardian or guardians of such woman during her minority or any less period: 
Provided that the Court of First Instance may at any time vary or rescind the order by the appointment of any other person as such guardian, or in any other respect. (Amended 25 of 1998 s. 2) 
(3 of 1916 s. 2 incorporated. Amended 1 of 1978 s. 2; 31 of 1997 s. 2) [cf. 1908 c. 45 s. 1 U.K.]