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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JULY 2, 1915.
4.-(1.) It shall be lawful for any public officer who Power of may, either generally or in a particular case, be authorised search and in writing by the Postmaster General in that behalf, to seizure. search for, seize, remove, and detain any postal articles in respect of which such public officer may have reason to believe that any offence whatsoever has been or is about to be committed.
(2.) Such officer may, with or without assistance, if necessary :-
(a.) break open any outer or inner door of any
house, building or place, and enter thereinto; (b.) forcibly board and enter any vessel and every
part thereof;
(c.) search any person found in such house, build- ing or place, or on board such ship, provided that no female person shall be searched except by a female, and provided that no person shall be searched in any public place if he objects to be so searched;
(d.) remove by force any personal or material obstruction to any such entry, search, seizure, removal, and detention, as he is empowered to effect; and
(e.) break open and examine any postal article found in such house, building or place, or on board such ship.
(3.) It shall be lawful for any public officer who in the execution of his duty shall discover any postal article in respect of which he may have reason to believe that any offence whatsoever has been or is about to be committed to seize and detain any such postal article.
Postmaster
5. Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-section (1) of Exclusive section 7 of the Principal Ordinance, no newspaper from privilege of out of the Colony, coming directly or indirectly from any General to country or place to which the Governor-in-Council may extend to direct that this section shall apply, shall be conveyed in newspapers the Colony otherwise than by the post or shall be delivered in certain in or transmitted from the Colony otherwise than by or cases. through the General Post Office.
6. Every person who shall contravene any of the pro- Offences. visions of this Ordinance or of section 6 of the Principal Ordinance, and every person who shall obstruct any search, seizure, removal or detention authorised by this Ordinance, shall be deemed to be guilty of a misdemeanour and shall be liable upon conviction either summarily or on indict- ment to imprisonment for any term not exceeding twelve months and to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkoug, this 2nd day of July, 1915.
A. G. M. FLETCHER, Clerk of Councils.
Assented to by His Excellency the Governor, the 2nd day of July, 1915.
CLAUD SEVERN,
Colonial Secretary,