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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, APRIL 10, 0194.
Communien- tion with
enemy agents.
Sabotage.
Acts done with intent to assist the
enemy,
Stopping of ships and aircraft.
(b) any operations or projected operations of any of His Majesty's forces, vessels or aircraft:
(e) any measures for the defenec or fortification of any place on behalf of His Majesty:
(d) the number, description or location of any prisoners
of war:
(e) munitions of war;
(f) any other matter whatsoever information as to which would or might be directly or indirectly useful to the enemy,
14. No person shall communicate or associate with any other person "having reasonable cause to believe that that other person is engaged in assisting the enemy:
Provided that in any proceedings taken by virtue of this regulation in respect of any particular communication or association, it shall be a defence to prove that the purpose of the communication or association" was not prejudicial to public safety or to defence.,
26.--(1) No person shall do any act with intent to impair the efficiency or impede the working or movement of any vessel, aircraft, vehicle, machinery, apparatus or other thing used or intended to be used in His Majesty's service or in the performance of essential services, or to impair the usefulness of any works, structure or premises used or intended to be used as aforesaid :
Provided that a person shall not be guilty of an offence against this regulation by reason only of his taking part in. or peacefully persuading any other person to take part in, a strike.
(2) The preceding provisions of this regulation shall apply in relation to any omission on the part of a person to do anything which he is under a duty, either to the public or to any person, to do, as they apply in relation to the doing of any act by a person,
(3) Any person convicted on indictment of an offence against this regulation shall be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding fourteen years or to a fine not exceeding ten thousand dellars or to both such imprisonment
and such fine.
27. If, with intent to assist the enemy, any person does any act which is likely to assist the enemy or to prejudice the public safety, the defence of this Colony or any other part of His Majesty's dominions or the efficient prosecution of the war, then, without prejudice to the law relating to treason, he shall be guilty of an offence against this regulation and shall, on conviction on indictment, be liable to imprisonment for life.
31.-(1) A competent authority may, if it appears to him to be necessary in the interests of defence so to do, give, with respect to any particular ship or aircraft at a port or place in this Colony, directions that the ship or aircraft shall not leave the port or place until permitted to do so by such authority or person as may be specified in the directions; and if any ship or aircraft leaves or attempts to leave any port. or place in contravention of any such directions as aforesaid, the master of the ship or the pilot of the aircraft, as the case may be, shall be guilty of an offence against this regulation: