THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 3, 1909.
A BILL
ENTITLED
An Ordinance to amend the Magistrates and Criminal Law Amendment Ordinance, 1909.
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
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1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Magistrates and Short title. Criminal Law Further Amendment Ordinance, 1909.
2. Section 8 of the Magistrates and Criminal Amendment Ordinance, 1909, is hereby repealet.
Law Repeal of
section 8 of the Magis- trates and
Criminal
Law Amend- ment
Ordinance. 1909.
Memorandum.
The section referrel to gave power to the Governor-in- Council to make Regulations for the prevention of expect- oration in public places. Eighty of the leading Chinese having form a society for the total suppression of the habit by e lucational and persuasive means", and under- taken to conduct an "anti-spitting compaign" with energy earnestness and success, it is considered that the object sought can be better achieved in this way than by legisla-
tion.
HENRY S. BERKELEY, Attorney General,
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No. 538.-His Excellency the Governor has given his assent, in the name and on behalf of His Majesty the King, to the following Ordinances passed by the Legislative Council:-
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Ordinance No. 23 of 1909.-An Ordinance to amend and consolidate the Laws
relating to Opium and its Compounds. Ordinance No. 24 of 1909.-An Ordinance to amend the Rating Ordinance, 1901. Ordinance No. 25 of 1909.-An Ordinance to amend the Dogs Ordinance, 1893,
HONGKONG,
No. 23 of 1909.
An Ordinance to amend and consolidate the Laws
relating to pm and its Compounds.
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F. D. LUGARD,
Governor.
[2nd September, 1909.]
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and cons at of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:--
1. This Or Hinance may be cited as the Opium Ordin- Short title. ance, 1969.
2. In this Online unless the context otherwise re- Interpret- quires,-
Raw pi means any kind of opium not pre- pared for smoking, chewing, swallowing or injecting and includes the leaves or wrappings in which opium balls have be wrapped:
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Prepared Opium ” means any preparation of opium or any preputation in which opium forms an ingredient which preparation is used or intended to be used for smoking, mat does not include dross opium or any of the alkaloids or salts of the alkaloids of opium:
ation of terms.