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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
No. S. 208.-The following Bills were read a first time at a Meeting of the Council held on the 10th August, 1911 :—-
Short title.
Further
amends
section
13 (1) of Ordinance No. 1 of 1897.
A BILL
ENTITLED
An Ordinance to further amend the Protection
of Women and Girls Ordinance, 1897.
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. This Ordinance may he cited as the Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance, 1911,
2. The Protection of Women and Girls Ordinance 1897, as amended by subsequent Ordinances, is hereby further amended in sub-section (1) of section 13 thereof by the deletion of the words he may order the occupier or keeper to discontinue such use of it; and if such order is not complied with within such time as the Magistrare uay by his order direct, the Magistrate may impose and by the substitution therefor of the words" he shall erder the occupier or keeper to discontinue such use of it ; and if such order is not complied with within such time, not exceeding one week, as the Magistrate may by his order direct, the Magistrate shall impose ".
Ubjects and Reasons.
This Bill by changing a "may into a "shall limits a Magistrate's discretion so that in future when he is satisfied, on complaint being made by the Captain Superin- tendent of Police or by the Registrar General that a house is used as a lodging-house for prostitutes or disorderly per- SOUS OT as a brothel he must punish. His discretion however as to the amount of the fine is not interfered with. Where the complaint does not come from the Captain Superintendent of Police or from the Registrar General proceedings are taken under another Ordinanec (No. 1 of 1894) in which case the Magistrate's general discretion is not affected by this Bill.
C. G. ALABASTER, Attorney General,
A
BILL
ENTITLED
Short title.
Amends
s etion 2 f Ordinance No. 2 of 1ace,
An Ordinance to amend the Arms and Ammuuni-
tion Ordinance, 1900.
BE it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Commeil thereof, as follows:--
1. This Ordinance may be ritel as the Arms aud Ammunition Amendment Ordinance. 1911.
2. The definition of “ Exempted person in section 2 of the Arms and Ammunition Ordinance. 1900, is hereby repeated and there shall be substituted therefor the follow- ing
Exempted person means and includes :- (1.) any person in the Naval, Military, Volunteer and Police forces, District Watchinen and mem- hers of the Volunteer Reserve in respect of nims and ammmmition used by them solely in conneti u with their duties a