THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 12, 1916.
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And whereas it is expedient that the said proclamation of the 17th day of September 1915 so amended as aforesaid should be further amended:
And whereas the articles other than arms ammunition or military or naval stores hereinafter enumerated are articles which I with the advice aforesaid judge capable of being converted into or made useful in increasing the quantity of arms ammunition or military or naval stores:
And whereas in order to prevent such arms ammunition or military or naval stores being used against His Majesty's subjects or forces or against any forces engaged or which may be engaged in military or naval operations in co-operation with His Majesty's forces I with the advice aforesaid have deemed it expedient to prohibit the exportation of the articles hereinafter enumerated :
Now therefore I Sir FRANCIS HENRY MAY Knight Commander of the Most Distin- guished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies and Vice-Admiral of the same by and with the advice of the Executive Council of this Colony and in virtue and exercise of the aforesaid powers do by this Proclamation declare and it is hereby declared that the above- mentioned proclamation of the 17th day of September 1915 so amended as aforesaid be and the same is hereby further amended as follows:-
(1.) That the heading "Silk, Shantung, in the piece", in the list of goods the exportation of which is prohibited to all destinations other than the United Kingdom and British Possessions and Protectorates be deleted, and that there be substituted therefor the heading "Shantung silk”. (2.) That the heading "Sugar of all kinds, refined and unrefined" in the list of goods the exportation of which is prohibited to all destinations other than the United Kingdom and British Possessions and Protectorates be deleted, and that there be substituted therefor the heading "Cane and beet sugar, unrefined or refined including candy ".
(3.) That the heading "Gums, resins, balsams, and resinous substances of all kinds, except such as contain caoutchouc" in the list of goods the expor- tation of which is prohibited to all foreign countries in Europe and on the Mediterranean and Black Seas, other than France, Russia (except through Baltic ports), Italy, Spain and Portugal be deleted, and there be substituted therefor the heading :
Gums, resins, balsams and resinous substances of all kinds, except
such as contain caoutchouc, and except gum tragacanth.
(4.) That the exportation of the following goods be prohibited to all destinations other than the United Kingdom and British Possessions and Protecto-
rates:
Acetic acid;
Chemicals, drugs, &c. :---
Guaiacol and guaiacol carbonate;
Senna leaves and pods;
Stramonium leaves and seeds ;
Cinematograph films;
Clinical thermometers ;
Ferro-silicon ;
Gramophone and other sound records ;
Gum tragacanth;
Hypodermic syringes ;
Manufactured fuel:
Photographic sensitive films, plates and printing paper whether
exposed or not;
Platinum, salts of;
Radium;
Ramie stockings and ramie fabrics for the manufacture of gas
mantles;