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No. S. 280.-The following bill, which it is proposed to introduce at the next meeting of the Legislative Council, is published for general information.
C.S.O. 1 in 915/14.
[No. 23-11.10.27.—3.]
A BILL
Short title.
Interrepta- tion.
INTITULED
An Ordinance to provide for the registration
and regulation of watchmen.
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
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1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Watchmen Ordinance, 1927.
2.-(1) In this Ordinance,
(a) "Casual watchman
means a watchman en-
Regulations.
gaged at a daily rate.
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() "Employer' means a person who employs a
watchman.
(c)"Ship's guard" means a person employed on any vessel as a watchman, other than a casual watchman.
(d)
(e)
"Watchman" includes every person who is employed ashore or afloat to protect any pro- perty or to prevent crime or to maintain order in any place, and also every person who is employed as a head watchman to supervise other watchmen.
"Watchmen's Register' means the register of watchmen kept by the Captain Superinten- dent of Police.
(2) Any power or discretion conferred by or under this Ordinance upon the Captain Superintendent of Police may be exercised by any Deputy Superintendent or Assistant Superintendent of Police.
3.-(1) It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to make regulations for the following purposes :--
(a) fixing the wages and other sums payable by the employers of watchmen, and the appropriation of portions of such wages and other sums for such objects as the Governor in Council shall think fit;
(b) making and altering grades and ranks of watch-
meu ;
(c) regulating the conditions of employment and
service of watchmen ;
(d) providing for the discipline and control of
watchmen ;
(e) imposing duties and obligations on employers
of watchmen ;
(f) prescribing fees ;
(g) generally for carrying out the provisions of this
Ordinance.
(2) All regulations made nuder this Ordinance shall be laid on the table of the Legislative Council at the first meeting thereof held after the publication in the Gazette of the making of such regulations, and if a resolution be passed at the first meeting of the Legislative Council held after such regulations have been laid on the table of the said Council resolving that any such regulation shall be