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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JULY 30, 1915.
AND WHEREAS in accordance with the Foreign Jurisdiction Act, 1890, and the China Order in. Council, 1904, made thereunder, His Majesty's Minister in China has power conferred upon him to make as therein provided Regulations for the peace, order and good Government there of British subjects, as defined by the said Order.
AND WHEREAS by King's Regulations No. 17 of 1914 (The Treasonable Insur- ance Regulations, 1914) provision was made for the summary trial and punishment of any person subject to the jurisdiction of His Majesty's Supreme Court for China com- mitting offences in regard to prohibited insurances as therein defined.
AND WHEREAS it is expedient that King's Regulations should now be made extending to all persons firms and corporations subject to the aforesaid jurisdiction, and in so far as circumstances admit, the prohibitions and conditions set out in the said Pro- clamations and to provide penalties for breaches thereof.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED AS FOLLOWS :
I. In the construction of these Regulations the following words shall have the meanings hereby assigned to them, unless there be something in the subject or context. repugnant thereto, that is to say:
“Outbreak of war means 11 p.m. on August 4th, 1914, in relation to the German Empire, midnight on August 12th, 1914, in relation to Austria-Hungary, and November 5th, 1914, in relation to Turkey, and the colonies and dependencies of these Powers ! respectively.
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Enemy Country' means the territories of the German Empire, of the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary, together with all the respective colonies and dependencies thereof, and the territories of His Imperial Majesty the Sultan of Turkey, other than any territory in the occupation of His Britannic Majesty or of his Allies.
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Enemy" means any person or body of persons of whatever nationality resident or carrying on business in the enemy country, and any person or body of persons of enemy nationality resident or carrying on business in China, Siam, Persia or Morocco. In the case of incorporated bodies, enemy character attaches only to those incorporated in an enemy country.
who:
"Person" means British subject, firm or corporation.
II. Any person subject to the jurisdiction of His Majesty's Supreme Court for China
1. Pays any sum of money to or for the benefit of an enemy; or
2. Compromises or gives security for the payment of any debt or other sum of
money with or for the benefit of an enemy; or
3. Acts on behalf of an enemy in drawing, accepting, paying, presenting for acceptance or payment, negotiating or otherwise dealing with any negotiable instrument; or
4. Accepts, pays, or otherwise deals with any negotiable instrument which is held by or on behalf of an enemy having at the time of such acceptance, payment, or dealing reasonable ground for believing that such instrument is held by or on behalf of an enemy; or
5. Enters into any new transactions, or completes any transaction already entered
into with an enemy in any stocks, shares or other securities; or
6. Directly or indirectly supplies to or for the use or benefit of, or obtains from, an enemy country or an enemy any goods, wares or merchandise, or directly or indirectly supplies to or for the use or benefit of, or obtains from, any person any goods, wares or merchandise, for or by way of transmission to or from an enemy country or an enemy, or directly or indirectly trades in or carries any goods, wares or merchandise destined for, or coming from, an enemy country or an enemy; or
7. Permits any British ship to leave for, enter or communicate with, any port
or place in an enemy country; or
8. Enters into any commercial, financial or other contract or obligation with or
for the benefit of an enemy; or
9. Takes part in any act or transaction prohibited under any Proclamation dealing with the subject of trading with the enemy issued by His Majesty after the 25th day of June, 1915, and published in the manner provided by the Principal Order for the publication of King's Re- gulations.