### Offences against the Person Ordinance 《侵害人身罪條例》

10. Administering poison or wounding with intent to murder
Any person who—
(a) administers to, or causes to be administered to, or to be taken by any person any poison or other destructive thing; or
(b) by any means whatsoever, wounds or causes any grievous bodily harm to any person,
with intent in any of such cases to commit murder, shall be guilty of an offence triable upon indictment, and shall be liable to imprisonment for life.
(Amended 30 of 1911 ss. 2, 4 & 5; 50 of 1991 s. 4)[cf. 1861 c. 100 s. 11 U.K.]

11. Destroying or damaging building with intent to murder
Any person who, by the explosion of gunpowder or any other explosive substance, destroys or damages any building with intent to commit murder shall be guilty of an offence triable upon indictment, and shall be liable to imprisonment for life.
(Amended 30 of 1911 ss. 2, 4 & 5; 50 of 1991 s. 4)[cf. 1861 c. 100 s. 12 U.K.]

12. Setting fire to or casting away ship with intent to murder
Any person who—
(a) sets fire to any ship or vessel, or any part thereof, or any part of the tackle, apparel, or furniture thereof, or any goods or chattels being therein; or
(b) casts away or destroys any ship or vessel,
with intent in any of such cases to commit murder, shall be guilty of an offence triable upon indictment, and shall be liable to imprisonment for life.
(Amended 30 of 1911 ss. 2, 4 & 5; 50 of 1991 s. 4)[cf. 1861 c. 100 s. 13 U.K.]

### Offences against the Person Ordinance 《侵害人身罪條例》

13. Attempting to administer poison, or shooting, or attempting to shoot or drown, etc., with intent to murder
Any person who—
(a) attempts to administer to, or attempts to cause to be administered to or to be taken by, any person any poison or other destructive thing; or
(b) shoots at any person; or
(c) by drawing a trigger or in any other manner, attempts to discharge any kind of loaded arms at any person; or
(d) attempts to drown, suffocate, or strangle any person,
with intent in any of such cases to commit murder, shall, whether any bodily injury is effected or not, be guilty of an offence triable upon indictment, and shall be liable to imprisonment for life.
(Amended 30 of 1911 ss. 2, 4 & 5; 50 of 1991 s. 4)[cf. 1861 c. 100 s. 14 U.K.]

14. Attempting to commit murder by means not specified
Any person who, by any means other than those specified in any of the preceding sections, attempts to commit murder shall be guilty of an offence triable upon indictment, and shall be liable to imprisonment for life.
(Amended 30 of 1911 ss. 2, 4 & 5; 50 of 1911 Schedule; 50 of 1991 s. 4)[cf. 1861 c. 100 s. 15 U.K.]

15. Sending letter threatening to murder
Any person who maliciously sends, delivers, or utters, or directly or indirectly causes to be received, knowing the contents thereof, any letter or writing threatening to kill or murder any person shall be guilty of an offence triable upon indictment and shall be liable to imprisonment for 10 years.
(Amended 30 of 1911 ss. 2, 4 & 5; 39 of 1954 Second Schedule; 50 of 1991 s. 4)[cf. 1861 c. 100 s. 16 U.K.]

### Offences against the Person Ordinance 《侵害人身罪條例》

16. Impeding person endeavouring to save himself or another from shipwreck
Any person who—
(a) unlawfully and maliciously prevents or impedes any person being on board of or having quitted any ship or vessel which is in distress, or wrecked, stranded, or cast on shore, in his endeavour to save his life; or
(b) unlawfully and maliciously prevents or impedes any person in his endeavour to save the life of any such person as in this section first aforesaid,
shall be guilty of an offence triable upon indictment, and shall be liable to imprisonment for life.
(Amended 30 of 1911 ss. 2, 4 & 5; 50 of 1991 s. 4)[cf. 1861 c. 100 s. 17 U.K.]

17. Shooting or attempting to shoot, or wounding or striking with intent to do grievous bodily harm
Any person who—
(a) unlawfully and maliciously, by any means whatsoever, wounds or causes any grievous bodily harm to any person; or
(b) shoots at any person; or
(c) by drawing a trigger or in any other manner, attempts to discharge any kind of loaded arms at any person,
with intent in any of such cases to maim, disfigure, or disable any person, or to do some other grievous bodily harm to any person, or with intent to resist or prevent the lawful apprehension or detainer of any person, shall be guilty of an offence triable upon indictment, and shall be liable to imprisonment for life.
(Amended 30 of 1911 ss. 2, 4 & 5; 50 of 1991 s. 4)[cf. 1861 c. 100 s. 18 U.K.]

18. Definition of loaded arms
Any gun, pistol, or other arm which is loaded in the barrel with gunpowder or any other explosive substance, and ball, shot, slug, or any other destructive material, shall be deemed to be loaded arms within the meaning of this Ordinance, although the attempt to discharge the same may fail from want of proper priming or from any other cause.
(Amended 51 of 1911 Schedule)[cf. 1861 c. 100 s. 19 U.K.]