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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, APRIL 13, 1917.
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(b.) Interfere with the institution or prosecution of any proceeding or action, criminal or civil, in respect of any offence committed against, or forfei- ture incurred, or liability accrued under or in consequence of any pro- vision of, those Regulations;
te.) Take away or abridge any protection or benefit given or to be enjoyed in
relation thereto.
2. In the construction of these Regulations the following words and expressions shall have the meanings hereby assigned to them, unless there be something in the subject or context repugnant thereto, that is to say :-
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Enemy" means any person or body of persons of whatever nationality resident or carrying on business in an enemy country, and any person or body of per- sons of enemy nationality resident or carrying on business in China, Siam, Persia, or Morocco, but does not include persons of enemy nationality who are neither resident nor carrying on business in an enemy country, or in China, Siam, Persia, or Morocco. In the case of incorporated bodies, enemy character attaches to those incorporated in an enemy country and to those wherever incorporated which are incorporated in accordance with the laws of an enemy country or carry on business in an enemy country. Enemy country means the territories of the German Empire, of the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary, the Empire of Turkey, and the Kingdom of Bulgaria, together with the colonies and dependencies thereof, other than any territory in the effective military occupation of His Majesty or his allies, but including any territory in the effective military occupation of an enemy. Non-enemy country means any country other than the dominions of His
Majesty or a country with which His Majesty is at war.
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"Person" means any British subject, firm, or corporation resident, carrying on business, or being within the limits of the China Order in Council, 1904.
Enemy Trading.
3. Any person who, by himself or in conjunction with any other person, whether a British subject or not
(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 nego- tiable 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 instru- ment is held by or on behalf of an enemy; or
(5.) Enters into any new transaction or completes any transaction already entered into with an enemy in any stocks, shares, or other securities; or (6.) Makes or enters into any new marine, life, fire, or other policy or contract of insurance or reinsurance with or for the benefit of an enemy; or accepts or gives effect to any insurance of any risk arising under any policy or contract of insurance or reinsurance made or entered into with or for the benefit of an enemy before the outbreak of war; or, as regards treaties or contracts of reinsurance current at the outbreak of war to which an enemy is a party or in which an enemy is interested, cedes to the enemy or accepts from the enemy under any such treaty or contract any risk arising under any policy or contract of insurance or reinsurance made or entered into after the outbreak of war, or any share in any such risk; or
(7.) 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
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