SHORT TITLE.
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Schedule,--contd.
AMENDMENT OR REPEAL.
51. The Protection of Women and Girls Ordinance, 1897. (No. 4 of 1897.), --contd.
52. The Vagrancy Or- dinance, 1897. (No. 9 of 1897.)
notice is intended to be given or, if he cannot readily be found, if left at his last- known place of abode or business."
(7) Section 43 is repealed.
(8) The Schedule is amended by the repeal of all the words in the Form of Bond in lines
8 to 17 of such form and the substitution of the following therefor :-
Now the condition of this obligation is that if the above-bounden
shall duly observe and comply with the provi- sions of section
of the Protection of Women and Girls Ordinance, 1897, relat- ing to bonds, which are as follows:—[here set out the provisions; that is to say--' It shall be lawful for the Secretary for Chinese Affairs
if he so thinks
fit to require any person in whose charge he shall place the girl to enter into a bond with one or more sureties to treat the girl well and to produce her before him whenever he shall so require.' (s. 82 (8)) or as the case may be The Secretary for Chinesc Affairs may require any person in whose custody or under whose control she appears to be to furnish a photograph of such womar, or girl and security in a reasonable amount, to the satisfaction of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, that such woman or girl shall not leave the Colony without the previous consent in writing of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, that she shall not be trained or disposed of as a prostitute or for immoral purposes. and that she shall be produced before the Secretary for Chinese Affairs whenever he so requires. The security to be furnished under this section shall be a personal bond, with one or more sureties, in the form in the Schedule or in such other form as may be prescribed by the Governor in Council.' (s. 33)] in respect of who is now residing at Hong Kong, then this obligation to be void, otherwise to remain in full force."
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(1) Sections 3 and 4 are amended :-
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(i) by the repeal of sub-section (3) of section 3;
(ii) by renumbering sub-section (1) of section 4 as sub-section (3) of section 3;
(i) by the repeal of section 4.
(2) Section 8 is repealed and the following
section substituted therefor: ---
8. Such vagrant shall then be placed Power to in charge of a police officer and the said detain order shall be a sufficient authority to any vagrant on police officer for retaining him in his charge while such vagrant is on his way to a house of detention, and to the super-
order of committal.
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