THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, APRIL 19, 1912.
(i.) No. 12 of 1906 and s. 7 (2) of No. 3 of 1888 are repealed, and the provisions thereof are re-enacted and embodied in three sub-ss. of s. 7 of No. 3 of 1888, which shall read and be re- numbered as follows :-
“(2.) The Governor-in-Council may by order extend the provisions of this Part to any part of the Colony, and such part shall thereupon constitute a district for the purposes of regis- tration. (3.) The Governor-in-Council may alter
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district or the boundaries thereof. (4.) The boundaries of every district shall be set out in a map to be kept at the Office of the Registrar General, a duplicate of which shall be kept at the Office of the Director of Public Works."
(2.) In s. 12 of No. 3 of 1888, instead of the words "two sureties ", there shall be read “ one surety".
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(3.) In s. 13, after “ any householder there shall be inserted "any agent of a householder, any rent-collector”
"such house- and after ; holder there shall be inserted "agent, rent- collector".
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(4.) ss. 28 (1) and 28 (2) of No. 3 of 1888, shall be renumbered as sub-ss. (4) and (5) respectively of s. 27; and the following shall stand as s. 28:-
"All the provisions of ss. 22 to 27 shall apply not only to the places therein specified respectively, but also to such other places or districts as may be specified in regulations made by the Governor-in-Council.”
(5.) s. 53 is repealed and replaced by the following:-
53. Every person convicted of an
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offence against this Ordinance for which no penalty is specially pro- vided shall be liable for a first offence to imprisonment for any term not exceeding one month, and to a fine not exceeding 50 dollars and for a second or subsequent offence to imprisonment for any term not exceeding 2 months, and to a fine not exceeding 100 dollars." 32. There being no longer any Chinese emi- No.1 of 1889 gration to South Africa, No. 13 of 1904, and s. 3
of No. 4 of 1908 amending No. 1 of 1889 (Chi-
nese Emigration), are repealed.
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33. In order to bring the provisions of s. 110 No.1 of 1889. of No. 1 of 1889 (Chinese Emigration) into uniformity with the existing law as to flogging, instead of the provision that the offender if a male maybe once, twice, or thrice whipped' there shall be read the words "shall be flogged".
34. The following amendments are made in No. 2 of 1889. No. 2 of 1889 (Evidence), as amended by No. 2 of 1908 :-
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