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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 7, 1919.
HONGKONG.
No. 4 OF 1919.
I assent to this Ordinance.
LS
CLAUD SEVERN,
Officer Administering the Government ̧
7th March, 1919.
An Ordinance to authorise the Union Insurance Society of Canton Limited to convert its silver capital into gold.
[7th March, 1919.7
BE it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as "The Union Short title. Insurance Society of Canton Limited (Capital Conver- sion) Ordinance, 1919 ".
2. In this Ordinance "The Company means the Interpreta- Union Insurance Society of Canton Limited.
tion.
gold.
3. The Company may at any time by special resolu- Power to tion convert into gold its silver capital as existing at the convert silver date of the confirmation of such special resolution and capital into such conversion shall take effect upon such special reso- lution being confirmed. Any such conversion may be into such form of gold currency and at such rate of exchange and upon such terms and conditions as may be, sanctioned by the special resolution effecting the
conversion,
Issue of fresh
4. Upon the filing of any such special resolution as is referred to in section 3 of this Ordinance the Registrar certificate of of Companies shall issue a fresh certificate of incorpora- tion.
incorpora- tion of the Company shewing the capital of the Com- pany as effected by such conversion. Such fresh certificate shall take the place of the original certificate of incorporation of the Company and shall be the certi- ficate of incorporation of the Company.
5. Nothing in this Ordinance shall affect or be Saving of the deemed to affect the rights of His Majesty the King His rights of the Heirs and Successors or the rights of any body politie or Crown and of corporate or of any other person except such as are rights. mentioned in this Ordinance and those claiming by, from and under them.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 6th day of March, 1919.
certain other
A. D. BALL,
Clerk of Councils.
Assented to by His Excellency the Officer Administer- ing the Government, the 7th day of March. 1919.
A. M. G. FLETCHER, Colonial Secretary.
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