THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JUNE 25, 1940.

(2) Where, after the coming into force of this regula- tion, any alien carries on or purports to carry on (whether alone or in association with any other person) any trade or business under any name or style other than that under which that trade or business was being carried on immediately before the coming into force of this regulation, he shall, for the purposes of paragraph (1) of this regulation, be deemed to be using a name other than that by which he was ordinarily known immediately before the coming into force of this regulation.

(3) In relation to any alien who, not having been in this Colony on the coming into force of this regulation, thereafter lands in this Colony, paragraphs (1) and (2) of this regulation shall have effect as if for any reference in those paragraphs to the coming into force of this regulation there were sub- stituted a reference to the day on which he first lands in this Colony after the coming into force of this regulation.

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(4) For the purposes of this regulation, the expression name shall be construed as including surname, and a name shall be deemed to be changed if the spelling thereof is altered.

22.-(1) No person shall-

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(a) endeavour to seduce from their duty persons engaged from duty (whether in this Colony or elsewhere) in His Majesty's service, disaffection. or in the performance of essential services, or to cause among such persons disaffection likely to lead to breaches of their duty, or

(6) with intent to contravene, or to aid, abet, counsel or procure a contravention of, sub-paragraph (4) of this para- graph, have in his possession or under his control any docu- ment of such a nature that the dissemination of copies thereof among any such persons as aforesaid would constitute such a contravention.

(2) A prosecution for an offence against this regulation shall not be instituted except by, or with the consent of, the Attorney General.

23.-(1) No person shall--

(a) endeavour, whether orally or otherwise, to influence public opinion (whether in this Colony or elsewhere) in a mauner likely to be prejudicial to defence or the efficient prosecution of the war, or

(b) do any act, or have any article in his possession, with a view to making, or facilitating the making of, any such endeavour.

A prosecution in respect of a contravention of this para- graph shall not be instituted except with the consent of the Attorney General.

(2) The Governor may make provision by order for preventing or restricting the publication in this Colony of matters as to which he is satisfied that the publication, or as the case may be, the unrestricted publication, thereof would or might be prejudicial to defence or the efficient pro secution of the war, and an order under this paragraph may contain such incidental and supplementary provisions as appear to the Governor to be necessary or expedient for the

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