THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 24, 1911.
HONGKONG.
No. 3 of 1911.
An Ordinance to amend The Defences (Sketching Prevention) Ordinance, 1895, and to control balloonists and others who have special oppor- tunities for obtaining information respecting the defences of the Colony.
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F. D. Lugard,
Governor.
[24th February, 1911.]
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
The Defences Short title
1. This Ordinanes may be eital as (Sketching Prevention) Amendment Ordinance, 1910", and con- and shall be read and construed as one with The Defences struction. (Sketching Prevention) Ordinance, 1895, hereinafter called "The Principal Ordinance ".
Ordinance.
2. Section 2 of the Principal Ordinance is hereby Amends sec- amended by the insertion in sub-section (1) after the word tion 2 of the
make in the thirl line thers of of the words or have Prine pal in his possession, eust ily or emtrol”, and by the insertion in sub-section (2) after the wori “mulo" in the third line thereof of the words or possessed ".
3. The following section is hereby inserted after section 4 of the Principal Ordinance :—
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4A.--Any person who without lawful authority or Trespassing excuse is found in or upon any battery, field on fortifica- work, or fortification in this Colony or in or upon and military any place whether fortified or not which is set premises an apart or reserved for mayd or military opera- offence. tious or purposes and which the general public have no right to cater into or upon shall be guilty of an offence against this Ordinance and shali on conviction before a Alegistrate be liable to a fine not exceeding fie. huured dollars or at the discretion of the Magistrate to in- prisonment with or without hard labour for The Buy torin not exceed ng six months. burden of proving bowful authority or excuse shall lie upon such person."
the Issue of end search war-
rant by Magistrate.
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4. The following sections are hereby added to Principal Ordinance and shall be inserted at the thereof :--
7. Whenever it appears to any Magistrate upon the outh affirmation or declaration of any per- son of repute that there is good cause to believe that there is in my house, shop, room other place any sketch, drawing, photograph, picture or painting ia respect of which it way appear that an offence has been committed against this Ordinance such Magistrate may by warrant direeted to any European Police Officer empower such officer to enter into any such house, shop, room or other place, with such assistance as may be necessary in the daytime, and if necesstry to use force by breaking open doors or otherwise and search for and seize any such sketch, drawing, photograph, picture or painting as aforesaid, found in such house, shop, room or other place, and to arrest any person or persons who may appear to have such articles so seized in his or their possession, custody or control.
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