THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 17, 1933.
Provided that this enactment shall not apply in the case of arms or ammunition consigned for the use of His Majesty's forces, or of the Government of Hong Kong.
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19. No person shall move or cause to be moved within Labelling of the Colony or the waters thereof any arins or ammunition ammunition exceeding altogether twenty-five dollars in value, unless they for removal. are inclosed in sccure wooden boxes and distinctly marked or labelled with the words "arms" or "ammunition', as the case may be, in English and Chinese: Provided that this prohibition shall not apply to arms or ammunition---
(a) belonging to or for the use of His Majesty's forces or belonging to the Colonial Government; or
(b) which are the private property of and for the personal use of a person who has either taken out a licence under section 3 or is an exempted person; or
(c) which are being landed direct from the vessel in which they were imported to premises registered under this Ordinance:
Provided also that this prohibition shall not apply to ammunition which has been imported and is in course of transhipment to the Government Gunpowder Depôt, or is being exported direct from such Depôt under a delivery order issued by the Harbour Master.
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20.-(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any Prohibition other section of this Ordinance, it shall not be lawful for any facture, &c., person without the authority of the Admiralty or the Army of weapons Council or the Air Council or the Governor to manufacture, noxious
cscharging sell, purchase, carry, or have in his possession, any weapon, liquids, &c. of whatever description, designed for the discharge of any noxious liquid, gas, or other thing, or any ammunition containing or designed or adapted to contain any such noxious thing.
(2) If any person contravenes the provisions of this section, he shall be liable to the punishment prescribed by section 29.
10&11 Geo. 5, c. 43, s. 6.
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21. It shall be lawful for any officer of police who has Power to a general written authority from the Inspector General of open box. Police for that purpose to open and search any box or package containing or suspected to contain arms or ammunition.
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22. Whenever it appears to a magistrate, upon the oath of any person, that there is reasonable cause to suspect that any arms or ammunition are in any building, vessel (not being certain a ship of war or ship having the status of a ship of war), or place, in contravention of this Ordinance, such magistrate inay by warrant directed to any officer of police, empower him with such assistants as may be necessary, by day or by night,--
(1) to enter, and, if necessary, to break into such building, vessel, or place, and to search for and take possession of any arms and ammunition which may be found there, and to carry the same before a magistrate; and
(2) to arrest any person who may appear to have such arms or ammunition in his possession, custody, or control.
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23.--(1) Whenever any vessel (not being a ship of war Power to or ship having the status of a ship of war), whether under search for way or not, is about to leave the waters of the Colony, it ammunition shall be lawful for the master or officer in charge thereof for about to the time being, without any warrant for the purpose, to search leave the or cause to be searched all passengers (not being exempted Colony.
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