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 White paper on crime 2005 Part2/Chapter4/Section5 

Section5 Treatmentin Women's Guidance Homes

  Women aged20years or over who were prosecuted for violating Article5of the Anti-Prostitution Law(acts of soliciting or awaiting customers,or following a pedestrian around in public places with a view to soliciting,for the purpose of prostitution,using methods calling public attention to themselves)may be given a guidance disposition if a court suspends the execution of imprisonment.Women given the guidance disposition are to be accommodated in a women's guidance home.
  Although nobody had been newly admitted since the accommodation of one woman in1995,one woman was accommodated as of August31,2005. Explanation of terms

  Newly admitted inmates :This refers to those who were newly imprisoned in penal institutions during the period from January1to December31in a given year so as to serve their sentences that have become final at trial as well as those who were sentenced to death and executed.