THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 4, 1910.
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4. Medicines purporting in any way to be for the cure or relief of persons addicted to opium smoking, or to be substitutes for opium smoking, opium taking, or the morphine habit, and themselves containing opium, morphine, or compound of opium, shall bear a label to such effect in Chinese characters, so that the purchaser is duly informed of the nature of such medicine. Such medicines, however sold, are always liable to duty.
5. The premises and books of the licensee shall at all times during business hours be open to the inspection of a Government Officer appointed in that behalf by the Governor and a representative of the Opium Farmer.
6. Not more than ten licences shall be issued under Section 51 (1) so as to be in force at any one time.
Licence to import, etc., Morphine and Compounds of Opium, under Section 51 of the Opium Ordinance, 1909, (Ordinance No. 23 of 1909).
The fee for this licence is $25 payable annually in advance.
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licensed to import for sale or use within the Colony, prepare, manufacture and deal in morphine and compounds of opium for One year from the.........day of...........
Such preparation, manufacture or dealing in morphine and compounds of opium shall be carried on on the premises known as..
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This licence is issued subject to the observance by the licensee of all the con- ditions endorsed on this licence, and to his compliance with all laws and regula- tions relating to morphine and compounds of opium from time to time in force during the currency of this licence.
This licence may be revoked at any time by the Governor-in-Council at his discretion and without assigning cause.
Dated the........day of......
On the............day of...................
received the fee of $25.
Treasurer.
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Principal Civil Medical Officer.
Regulations under Section 53 (4) of the Opium Ordinance, 1909.
CONDITIONS OF LICENCES TO IMPORT FOR EXPORT AND TO EXPORT FROM THE COLONY MORPHINE AND COMPOUNDS OF OPIUM.
1. The licensee shall enter in a stock book a description of, and the quantity and weight of, and the date of receipt of, all morphine and compounds of opium imported by him or purchased by him locally for export. Such stock book shall at all times during business hours be open to the inspection of a Government Officer appointed in that behalf by the Governor or to a representative of the Opium Farmer.
2. The licensee shall not purchase locally any morphine or compound of opium except from the holder of a licence under Section 51 of the Opium Ordinance, 1909.
3. The licensee shall store all morphine and compounds of opium imported, purchased locally or received by him in a bonded warehouse established under Section 57 of the above mentioned Ordinance.
4. No morphine or compound of opium whether imported for export or purchased locally for export shall be exported except from one of the bonded warehouses established by the Governor under Section 57 of the above mentioned Ordinance.