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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, OCTOBER 12, 1938.
NOW THEREFORE by virtue and in exercise of the powers conferred by the said section 2 of the Emergency Regulations Ordinance, 1922, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, the Governor in Council makes the follow- ing regulation, which shall be added as regulation 34 to the regulations made under the said section 2 on 28th September, 1938, and published in the Gazette of 7th October, 1938, as Government Notification No. 775 :-
RESTRICTIONS ON ALIEN COMBATANTS, REFUGEES AND
OTHERS.
34. (1) This regulation shall apply to-
(a) every person belonging to the naval, military or air forces of China or Japan who seeks refuge under the juris- diction of the British Crown and comes or is within the Colony during the continuance of hostilities between those countries and
(b) every alien having no regular employment or fixed abode in this Colony
-all of whom are hereinafter referred to as "aliens"
(2) The Governor may establish camps or places for the residence of aliens and direct that aliens shall therein be under the control of such persons as he may appoint.
(3) The Governor may make rules for the government of aliens in camps or places established under paragraph (2)...
(4) Aliens may be confined in any camp er place estab- lished under paragraph (2), taken from any such camp or place to another, or released subject to such directions as the Com- missioner of Police in his discretion and either personally or by his officers may give for reporting to the police, restriction of movement and otherwise.
(5) The Commissioner of Police, any public officer authorized, either generally or specially, by the Commis- sioner of Police in that behalf and any member of His Majesty's forces so authorized as aforesaid may, using force. if necessary, arrest and detain any person who appears to such Commissioner, officer or member of His Majesty's forces to be an alien to whom this regulation applies, and may take such person or direct such person to go to a camp or place established under paragraph (2).
(6) Every alien who-
(a) escapes or attempts to escape from such arrest;
(b) escapes or attempts to escape from a place or camp in which he is confined under this regulation;
(c) commits a breach of any rule made by the Governor under paragraph (3); or
(d) fails to comply with any direction given to him under paragraph (4) or (5),
shall be guilty of an offence against these regulations.