THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, OCTOBER 8, 1909.
A BILL
ENTITLED
An Ordinance to amend the Public Places Re-
gulation Ordinance, 1870.
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Public Places Re- Short title gulation Amendment Ordinance, 1909, and shall be read as and one with the Public Places Regulation Ordinance, 1870. construction.
2. It shall be lawful for the Governor from time to time Governor to authorise the temporary elosing or enclosure of the whole may author- or any portion of any public building, garden or other public public places ise the use of place (including any Recreation Ground as defined by for exhibi- any Recreation Ground Ordinance) for any period not ex- tions, con- ceeding seven consecutive days for the purposes of exhi- certs,bazaars, bitions, lectures, concerts, athletic contests, amateur per- it moness
etc., and per- formances, bazaars or sales-of-work or for any other pur- to be charged poses of a scientific, educational, charitable or social nature, for admission and to authorise any society, club, committee, corporation, thereto. persons or person to grant admission to the building, garden or place or portion thereof so closed or enclosed by ticket or otherwise on payment of such sum of money as the Gov- ernor may approve or without payment, and any monies re- ceived for such admission may be applied for such purposes as the Governor may approve,
Memorandum.
The object of this Bill is briefly stated in the marginal note to clause 2.
A BILL
W. REES DAVIES,
Attorney General.
ENTITLED)
An Ordinance to amend the Chinese Extradition
Ordinance, 1889.
Br. it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Chinese Extra- Short title. dition Amendment Ordinance, 1909.
2. Section 12 (1) of the Chinese Extradition Ordinance, Repeals pro- 1889, is hereby amcuded by omitting therefrom in the six- vision of fecuth and seventeenth lines thereof the words "who shall section 12(1) be assisted in such consideration by the Chief Justice “.
Memorandum.
This amendment is made at the request of the Chief Justice who has pointed out that the provision requiring his attendance at the Executive Council to assist in the consi- deration of a question whether an alleged fugitive criminal should be surrendered might lead to His Honour being placed in an embarrassing situation, as a fugitive whose surrender had been decided upon, might thereafter apply to the Chief Justice for a writ of Habeas Corpus to test the validity of an order for his surrender,
HENRY S. BERKELEY,
Attorney General.
requiring the attendance of Chief Justice in certain case at the deli- beration of the Execu- tive Council.
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