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

19. Wounding or inflicting grievous bodily harm
Any person who unlawfully and maliciously wounds or inflicts any grievous bodily harm upon any other person, either with or without any weapon or instrument, shall be guilty of an offence triable upon indictment, and shall be liable to imprisonment for 3 years.
(Amended 30 of 1911 ss. 2 & 5; 50 of 1991 s. 4)[cf. 1861 c. 100 s. 20 U.K.]

20. Attempting to choke, etc., in order to commit indictable offence
Any person who—
(a) by any means whatsoever, attempts to choke, suffocate, or strangle any other person; or
(b) by any means calculated to choke, suffocate, or strangle, attempts to render any other person insensible, unconscious, or incapable of resistance,
with intent in any of such cases thereby to enable himself or any other person to commit, or with intent in any of such cases thereby to assist any other person in committing, any indictable offence, shall be guilty of an offence triable upon indictment, and shall be liable to imprisonment for life.
(Amended 30 of 1911 ss. 2 & 5; 50 of 1991 s. 4)[cf. 1861 c. 100 s. 21 U.K.]

21. Using chloroform, etc., in order to commit indictable offence
Any person who unlawfully applies or administers to or causes to be taken by, or attempts to apply or administer to, or attempts to cause to be administered to or taken by any person any chloroform, laudanum, pepper, or other stupefying or overpowering drug, matter, or thing, with intent in any of such cases thereby to enable himself or any other person to commit, or with intent in any of such cases thereby to assist any other person in committing, any indictable offence, shall be guilty of an offence triable upon indictment, and shall be liable to imprisonment for life.
(Amended 30 of 1911 ss. 2 & 5; 50 of 1991 s. 4)[cf. 1861 c. 100 s. 22 U.K.]

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

22. Administering poison, etc., so as to endanger life or inflict grievous bodily harm
Any person who unlawfully and maliciously administers to, or causes to be administered to or taken by, any other person any poison or other destructive or noxious thing, so as thereby to endanger the life of such person or so as thereby to inflict upon such person any grievous bodily harm, shall be guilty of an offence triable upon indictment, and shall be liable to imprisonment for 10 years.
(Amended 30 of 1911 ss. 2 & 5; 50 of 1991 s. 4)[cf. 1861 c. 100 s. 23 U.K.]

23. Administering poison, etc., with intent to injure, etc.
Any person who unlawfully and maliciously administers to, or causes to be administered to or taken by, any other person any poison or other destructive or noxious thing, with intent to injure, aggrieve, or annoy such person, shall be guilty of an offence triable upon indictment, and shall be liable to imprisonment for 3 years.
(Amended 30 of 1911 ss. 2 & 5; 50 of 1991 s. 4)[cf. 1861 c. 100 s. 24 U.K.]

24. Conviction for offence under section 23 on trial for offence under section 22
If on the trial of any person for an offence under section 22 the person is acquitted, but it is proved that the person is guilty of an offence under section 23, he may be convicted of such offence under section 23 and punished accordingly.
(Replaced 50 of 1991 s. 4)

25. Failure to provide apprentice or servant with food, etc., whereby life is endangered, etc.
Any person who—
(a) being legally liable, either as a master or mistress, to provide for any apprentice or servant necessary food, clothing, or lodging, wilfully and without lawful excuse refuses or neglects to provide the same; or
(b) unlawfully and maliciously does or causes to be done any bodily harm to any such apprentice or servant,
so that the life of such apprentice or servant is endangered, or the health of such apprentice or servant has been or is likely to be permanently injured, shall be guilty of an offence triable upon indictment, and shall be liable to imprisonment for 3 years.
(Amended 30 of 1911 ss. 2 & 5; 50 of 1991 s. 4)[cf. 1861 c. 100 s. 26 U.K.]

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

26. Exposing child whereby life is endangered
Any person who unlawfully abandons or exposes any child, being under the age of 2 years, whereby the life of such child is endangered, or the health of such child is or is likely to be permanently injured, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable—
(a) on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for 10 years; or
(b) on summary conviction to imprisonment for 3 years.
(Amended 30 of 1911 ss. 2 & 5; 50 of 1991 s. 4; 68 of 1995 s. 50)[cf. 1861 c. 100 s. 27 U.K.]

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

27. Ill-treatment or neglect by those in charge of child or young person
(1) If any person over the age of 16 years who has the custody, charge or care of any child or young person under that age wilfully assaults, ill-treats, neglects, abandons or exposes such child or young person or causes or procures such child or young person to be assaulted, ill-treated, neglected, abandoned or exposed in a manner likely to cause such child or young person unnecessary suffering or injury to his health (including injury to or loss of sight, or hearing, or limb, or organ of the body, or any mental derangement) such person shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable— (Amended 50 of 1991 s. 4)
(a) on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for 10 years; or (Amended 22 of 1950 Schedule; 68 of 1995 s. 51)
(b) on summary conviction to imprisonment for 3 years, (Amended 68 of 1995 s. 51)
and for the purposes of this section a parent or other person over the age of 16 having the custody, charge or care of a child or young person under that age shall be deemed to have neglected him in a manner likely to cause injury to his health if he fails to provide adequate food, clothing or lodging for the child or young person, or if, being unable otherwise to provide such food, clothing or lodging, he knowingly and wilfully fails to take steps to procure the same to be provided by some authority, society or institution which undertakes to make such provision for necessitous children or young persons.
(2) A person may be convicted of an offence under this section, either on indictment or by a court of summary jurisdiction, notwithstanding that actual suffering or injury to health or the likelihood of such suffering or injury to health was obviated by the action of another person.
(3) A person may be convicted of an offence under this section, either on indictment or by a court of summary jurisdiction, notwithstanding the death of the child or young person in respect of whom the offence is committed.
(Added 9 of 1913 s. 2)[cf. 1908 c. 67 s. 12 U.K.]