### Crimes Ordinance 《刑事罪行條例》

23C. Certain proceedings to be instituted only with consent of Chief Executive
(1) Proceedings to which this section applies shall be instituted only with the consent in writing of the Chief Executive who shall give such consent only if, in his opinion, their institution is expedient.
(2) This section applies to any proceedings for an indictable offence, other than piracy, which is alleged to have been committed—
(a) within the waters of Hong Kong;
(b) by a person who is not a Chinese citizen; and (Amended 28 of 1998 s. 2)
(c) on board, or by means of, a ship which is not a Hong Kong ship.
(3) (Repealed 13 of 1999 s. 3)(Added 89 of 1990 s. 2. Amended 13 of 1999 s. 3)[cf. 1878 c. 73 s. 3 U.K.]

24. Certain acts of intimidation prohibited
Any person who threatens any other person—
(a) with any injury to the person, reputation or property of such other person; or
(b) with any injury to the person, reputation or property of any third person, or to the reputation or estate of any deceased person; or
(c) with any illegal act,
with intent in any such case—
(i) to alarm the person so threatened or any other person; or
(ii) to cause the person so threatened or any other person to do any act which he is not legally bound to do; or
(iii) to cause the person so threatened or any other person to omit to do any act which he is legally entitled to do,
shall be guilty of an offence.
(13 of 1920 s. 2 incorporated)[cf. Indian Penal Code s. 503]

25. Assaults with intent to cause certain acts to be done or omitted
Any person who beats or uses any violence or force to any person with intent in any such case to cause such person or any other person to do any act which he is not legally bound to do, or to omit to do any act which he is legally entitled to do, shall be guilty of an offence.
(5 of 1924 s. 18 incorporated)

### Crimes Ordinance 《刑事罪行條例》

26. No defence to prove that the threat was not made directly
It shall be no defence to a charge under section 24 to prove that the threat was not addressed directly to the person whose person, reputation or property was to be injured, or to the person (if any) against whom the illegal act was to be committed, or to the person whom it was intended to alarm, or to the person whose conduct was intended to be affected, if the threat was made or published in some manner with the intention that it should reach the person whom it was intended to alarm, or (as the case may be) whose conduct was intended to be affected, and that it did reach such person.
(13 of 1920 s. 3 incorporated. Amended 5 of 1924 s. 18)

27. Penalties
Any person who commits an offence against section 24 or 25 shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine at level 1 and to imprisonment for 2 years and shall be liable on conviction upon indictment to imprisonment for 5 years.
(13 of 1920 s. 4 incorporated. Amended 5 of 1924 s. 18; 22 of 1950 Schedule; E.R. 4 of 2021)

28. Interpretation
In this Part—
Judicial proceeding (司法程序) includes a proceeding before any court, tribunal or person having by law power to hear, receive and examine evidence on oath.
(21 of 1922 s. 3(2) incorporated)

29. Extracurial statements on oath made for purposes of a judicial proceeding
(1) Where a statement made for the purposes of a judicial proceeding is not made before a court, tribunal or person having by law power to hear, receive and examine evidence on oath but is made on oath before a person authorized by law to administer an oath to the person who makes the statement and to record or authenticate the statement, it shall be deemed for the purposes of this Part to have been made in a judicial proceeding.
(2) A statement made by a person lawfully sworn in Hong Kong for the purposes of a judicial proceeding elsewhere shall be deemed for the purposes of this Part to have been made in a judicial proceeding in Hong Kong.
(45 of 1967 s. 3 incorporated)

30. Materiality of a statement is a question of law
The question whether a statement on which any offence against this Part is assigned was material is a question of law to be determined by the court.
(45 of 1967 s. 3 incorporated)

### Crimes Ordinance 《刑事罪行條例》

31. Perjury
If any person lawfully sworn as a witness or as an interpreter, either generally or in a particular judicial proceeding, wilfully makes a statement in any judicial proceeding which is material in that proceeding and which he knows to be false or does not believe to be true, he shall be guilty of perjury and shall be liable on conviction upon indictment to imprisonment for 7 years and to a fine.
(21 of 1922 s. 3 incorporated. Amended 45 of 1967 s. 4)[cf. 1911 c. 6 s. 1 U.K.]

32. False statements on oath made otherwise than in a judicial proceeding
If any person being required or authorized by law to make any statement on oath for any purpose and being lawfully sworn (otherwise than in a judicial proceeding) wilfully makes a statement which is material for that purpose and which he knows to be false or does not believe to be true, he shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction upon indictment to imprisonment for 7 years and to a fine.
(21 of 1922 s. 4 incorporated)[cf. 1911 c. 6 s. 2 U.K.]

32A. False unsworn statement under certain Ordinances
If any person, in giving evidence otherwise than on oath pursuant to section 10 of the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Ordinance (Cap. 525), or where required to do so by an order under section 76 of the Evidence Ordinance (Cap. 8) or that section 76 as extended by section 77B of the Evidence Ordinance (Cap. 8), makes a statement— (Amended 23 of 2003 s. 22)
(a) which he knows to be false in a material particular; or
(b) which is false in a material particular and which he does not believe to be true, 
he commits an offence and is liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for 2 years and to a fine at level 2.
(Added 2 of 1977 s. 4. Amended E.R. 4 of 2021)[cf. 1975 c. 34 s. 8(1) U.K.]