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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 27, 1914.
Section 2 was renumbered 3.
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On the motion of Sir Kai Ho Kai the new section 4 introduced by sub-section (d) of 'or revenue" in the second line thereof section 3 was amended by the deletion of the words and by the substitution therefor of the following words "officer not below the rank of sergeant or to any European police or revenue officer generally or specially authorized in writing by the Captain Superintendent of Police or the Superintendent of Imports and Exports respectively".
On Council resuming the Attorney General reported that the Bill had passed through Committee with amendments and moved that it be read a third time.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time and passed.
ARMS AND AMMUNITION (AMENDMENT) BILL.-The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the Second reading the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Arms and Ammunition Ordinance, 1900.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
Council in Committee on the Bill.
On Council resuming the Attorney General reported that the Bill had passed through Committee without amendment and moved that it be read a third time.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time and passed.
OPIUM BILL.-The Attorney General moved that the Council resolve itself into a Committee of the whole Council to consider the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend and consolidate the Laws relating to Opium.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Council in Committee on the Bill.
On the motion of the Attorney General the following amendments were agreed to:- Sub-section (2) of section 5 was deleted and the following new sub-section sub- stituted therefor :-
(2.) The provisions of sub-section (1) of this section shall not Exceptions. apply:-
(a.) to opium imported by the Superintendent;
(b.) to opium brought into the Colony on any ship under a bill of lading to some place to which such opium may by the laws of such place be lawfully imported, provided that such opium shall not be removed from such ship whilst in the waters of the Colony;
(c.) to opium brought into the Colony on any ship under a bill of lading to some place to which such opium may in pursuance of any resolution of the Legislative Council notified in the Gazette be lawfully imported and whether or not such importation is accom- panied by direct or indirect transhipment in the Colony.
In section 8 the words and figure "or in Form No. 2
were inserted after the words
and figure "Form No. 1" in the third line, the comma and all the words from and including