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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 17, 1933.
To carry.
Exempted person.
Importer.
Junk.
To move
To remove.
Possession.
Vessel.
Granting of licence to carry or
possess
arms or
ammunition.
(ii) every air gun, and every other kind of gun from which any shot, bullet or other missile can be discharged,
(iii) every sword, cutlass, spear, pike, bayonet, dagger, fighting iron, or other deadly weapon:
(iv) every part of any such firearm, gun or deadly
weapon;
(v) every gun, pistol, or other propelling or releasing instrument or mechanism, from or by which any shell, cartridge, bomb, grenade, or projectile, containing any gas or chemical, could be discharged.
(c) "To carry" means to carry on the person, but does not include transport or conveyance from one place to another in the Colony in the ordinary course of business for storage or other business purposes.
(d) "Exempted person" means—
(i) every person in the naval, military, air, volunteer and police forces, district watchmen, members of the volunteer reserve, and members of the police reserve, in respect of arms and ammunition used by them solely in connection with their duties;
(ii) commissioned officers on the active lists of the navy, army and air forces and the consular representatives de carrière of any foreign government;
(iii) public officers whose names are approved by the Governor and recorded in a list kept at the Colonial Secretary's Office;
(iv) any person to whom the Inspector General of Police shall have issued, in his discretion, a written letter of exemption, any such exemption being confined in the discretion of the Inspector General of Police to any particular weapons or ammunition mentioned therein.
(e) "Importer" includes every person, whether a com- mission agent or otherwise, to whom, or to whose order, arms or ammunition landed in the Colony are consigned. Provided that this definition shall not apply in the case of arms or ammunition consigned for the use of His Majesty's forces or the Government of Hong Kong.
(f) "Junk" includes Lorcha.
(g) “To move" or "to remove includes every kind of movement, transport, or conveyance not included in the expression "to carry".
(h) Arms or ammunition on the body, or in the custody or under the control, of any person shall be deemed to be in his possession.
(i) "Vessel" includes any ship or boat or any other description of vessel used in navigation.
3. (1) The Inspector General of Police may grant to any person a licence either to carry arms and ammunition or to have arms and ammunition in his possession, or to do both, subject to such conditions as he may deem fit. He may also cancel any such licence.
(2) Unless in any particular case the Inspector General of Police otherwise directs, such licence shall be issued for a limited period only, shall be made out in the name of the grantee, shall bear a number and the dates of issue and expiry, shall not be transferable, and shall specify the arms and ammunition which it covers: