THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, APRIL 10, 1928.
(2) All such fines shall be paid into the Treasury and shall be applied to such purposes as the Governor may from time to time direct.
8 Every watchman who deserts from his employ ment Desertion. may be removed from the Watchmen's Register, and if so removed shall forfeit any right to any moneys that may be standing to his credit in the hands of the Captain Superintendent of Police.
9. In any case other than those specified in sectious 8 General and 9, the Captain Superintendent of Police may remove power of any person from the Watchmen's Register, subject to an from the appeal to the Governor in Council,
removal
Watchmen's Register.
10. Subject to an appeal to the Governor in Council, Admission the Captain Superintendent of Police may refuse to per- to the mit ny person to register himself in the Watchmen's Watchmen's Register.
Register.
11. Every police watchman shall while acting in the Power of discharge of his duties as a watchman have the same arrest. powers of arrest as a police officer.
Ordinance
12. No watchman shall act as a money-lender or take Watchmen any part in the business of any money-lender or share in not to be the profits of any such business. This section shall not money- apply to any private watchman who (a) was on the 1st lenders. January, 1928, registered under the Money-lenders Ordi- nance, 1911, as a money-lender, and who (4) satisfies the Captain Superintendent of Police within one month after No 16 of the commencement of this Ordinance, or within such 1911. extended period as the Captain Superintendent of Police may allow in any case for any special reason, that he was actually and bona fide employed as and performing the duties of a watchman at the commencement of this Ordi-
bance.
13. It shall be lawful for any police officer who is Search. authorized thereto by the Captain Superintendent of Police, either generally or in a particular case, to euter any place, and to search any vessel (not being or having the status of a ship of war), in or on board which such police officer has reason to believe that an unregistered watchman is employed, and to search such place or vessel, and to do everything which may be reasonably necessary in order to make such search effective.
14. Every sum of money payable under the provisions Recovery of this Ordinance or of any regulation made thereunder of sums shall be recoverable in the same manner as Crown Rents payable. are recovered upon a certificate purporting to be under the band of the Treasurer.
15. In any proceeding against any person under this Presumption. Ordinance it shall be presumed until the contrary is proved that such person is not of Chinese race,
16. Every person who contravenes any of the provi- Penalties. sions of this Ordinance or of any regulation made there- under shall be liable upon summary conviction to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars or to impri- sonment for any term not exceeding six months.
17. This Ordinance shall come into operation on the Commence- Ist day of May, 1928.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this 5th day of April, 1928.
ment.
T. W. AINSWORTH,
Deputy Clerk of Councils,
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