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A BILL
ENTITLED
An Ordinance to provide for the narrowing, stopping up, diversion, turning or alteration in levels of Highways.
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 Ordinance, 1910.
as the Highways Short title,
etc.,
Crown land.
2. Whenever, in the opinion of the Governor-in-Council, Power of it shall be expedient to narrow, stop up, divert or turn any Governor- street on Crown land, or any portion of such street, either in-Council to entirely or reserving a bridle way or foot way along the narrow, whole or any part or parts thereof or to alter the level of strects on any such street or portion thereof, the Governor-in-Council may direct that a notification be published, in English and Chinese, in three successive numbers of the Gazette. specifying the locality and extent of the street which it is proposed to so narrow, stop up, divert, turn or alter the level of, and shall further direct that a notice in writing, in English and Chinese, in the form or to the effect of Schedule A to this Ordinance be affixed at each end of the said street, or of such portion of the said street as it is proposed to narrow, stop up, divert, turn or alter the level of.
3. If any owner or occupier of property in the immediate Owner or vicinity of such street objects to such narrowing, stopping occupier to up, diversion, turning or altering the level of, such objec- send objec- tion shall be sent in writing to the Colonial Secretary so
tion in
Colonial
as to reach his office not later than one week after the writing to publication of the last of the aforesaid notifications in the Secretary. Gazette. Such objection shall state the reasons and specify the property with regard to the ownership or occupation
of which such objection is made and the interest therein of
the objector.
4. Every such objection shall be considered by the Objection Governor-in-Commeil, and the person objecting may, if he to be
so desire, be heard in its support either by himself or by determined
by Governor- his representative, and the Governor-in-Council may up-in-Council. hold or disallow the objection.
5. If such objection is disallowed by the Governor-in- Comucil no works as hereinafter authorised shall be pro- ceeded with until approved by a resolution of the Legisla five Council.
absolute.
6. Where such resolution as is prescribed by the last Resolution of preceding section has been passed or where no objec- Legislative tion has been so duly made or has been withdrawn, the Council Governor may, by an order in writing, authorise the Director of Public Works to proceed with the works necessary for the narrowing, stopping up, diversion, turning or altering the level of such street, and no injunction shall be granted against the works so authorised as aforesaid nor shall any suit he brought for damages or compensation in respect of the same.
SCHEDULE A,
Notice is hereby given that the Governor-in-Conneil purposes to make an order under the Highways Ordinance No. of 1910 for (here state the nature and extent of the works to be carried out in connection with the narrow- ing, stopping up, diversiou, turning or alteration in the level of the street).
Any person objecting to the proposed order shall forward his objection in writing to the Colonial Secretary not later than the
day of
19
(Note. Three weeks from the earliest date of publication of the notice in the Gazette.)
Such objection must state the reasons and specify the property with regard to the ownership or occupation of which such objection is made and the interest therein of the objector.
Colonial Secretary.
Dated
day of
19