THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 2, 1938.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time and passed.
13. Registration of Persons Amendment Bill.-The Attorney General moved the Second reading of a Bill intituled An Ordinance to amend the Registration
of Persons Ordinance, 1914."
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 with material amendments and requested the President's permission under Standing Order No. 28 (1) to suspend Standing Orders to allow the Bill to be read a third time at the same meeting.
The President gave the required permission and Council approved the suspension
of Standing Orders.
The Attorney General then moved that the amended Bill, which had already appeared in the Gazette as amended, he read a third time in substitution for the Bill as read a second time.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time and passed.
ADJOURNMENT.
14. The Council then adjourned sine die.
Confirmed this 1st day of September, 1938.
B. C. K. HAWKINS, Deputy Clerk of Councils.
G. A. S. NORTHCOTE,
Governor.
No. 677.-His Excellency the Governor has given his assent, in the name and on behalf of His Majesty the KING, to the following Ordinances passed by the Legislative Council:-
Ordinance No. 12 of 1938.---An Ordinance to amend the Sand Ordinance, 1935.
Ordinance No. 13 of 1938.—An Ordinance to make better provision for the
prevention and punishment of sedition.
Ordinance No. 14 of 1938.--An Ordinance to prohibit the importation of
undesirable publications.