THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JANUARY 16, 1941. 49
No. 55.
Hong Kong.
ORDINANCE No. 9 of 1927. (PUBLIC REVENUE PROTECTION).
WHEREAS it is provided by section 2 of the Public Revenue Protection Ordinance, 1927, that if the Governor approves of the introduction into the Legislative Council of a bill or resolution whereby any duty, tax, fee, rate or other item of revenue would be imposed or altered if such bill or resolution were to become law, it shall be lawful for the Governor to make an order giving the full force and effect of the law to all the provisions of such bill or resolution as long as such order remains in force:
AND WHEREAS I, Lieutenant-General EDWARD FELIX NORTON, Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Companion of the Distinguished Service Order, upon whom has been conferred the Decoration of the Military Cross, Officer Administering the Government of the Colony of Hong Kong and its dependencies and Vice-Admiral of the same, have approved the introduction into the Legislative Council of the resolution hereto annexed:
AND WHEREAS a duty would be imposed on certain table waters and would become the duty on such table waters appearing in such resolution if the same became law :
Now I, the Officer Administering the Government, under the powers conferred on me by section 2 of the Public Revenue Protection Ordinance, 1927, as interpreted by section 39A of the Interpretation Ordinance, 1911, do hereby make this Order giving full force and effect to the provisions of such resolution as from nine o'clock a.m, on Thursday, the sixteenth day of January, 1941, for so long as this Order remains in force.
E. F. NORTON,
Officer Administering the Government.
Published by His Excellency's Command.
16th January, 1941.
N. L. SMITH,
Colonial Secretary.