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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JULY 18, 1919.
Vesting of shares etc. of China Companies in Custodian of Enemy Property in China.
4. All shares, stock, debentures, debentures stock, annuities and other obligations of every China Company (including any rights, whether legal or equitable, in or arising out of the same) held by or on behalf of an enemy or enemy subject and the right to transfer the same shall be deemed to have vested or shall vest (as the case may be), without the necessity of any further conveyance, assurance or other document, in the person appointed, whether before or after the commencement of this Ordinance (as the case may be), Custodian of Enemy Property in China, and such Custodian shall, as from the date of his appointment as such Custodian, be deemed to have had and shall have full powers of selling, managing and otherwise dealing with and trans- ferring such shares, stock, debentures, debentures stock, annuities and other obligations of such China Company (including all such rights as aforesaid).
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 17th day of July, 1919.
A. D. BALL, Clerk of Councils.
Assented to by His Excellency the Officer Administer- ing the Government, the 18th day of July, 1919.
A. G. M. FLETCHER,
Colonial Secretary.
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HONGKONG.
No. 13 OF 1919.
I assent to this Ordinance.
CLAUD SEVERN,
Officer Administering the Government.
18th July, 1919.
Short title.
Interpreta- tion of terms.
An Ordinance for the more effectual protection
of marine stores.
[18th July, 1919.]
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 Marine Stores Protection Ordinance. 1919.
2. In this Ordinance, and in any Regulation made thereunder,
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"Dealer in marine stores means any person who keeps a shop for dealing in, buying, or selling marine stores, whether solely or together with other articles.
'Marine stores" includes coal, anchors, cables, sails, old junk, old iron, old metal, scrap metal, broken metal or partly manufactured metal goods, or defaced or old metal goods : or any single one of such articles or any marine stores or marine store of any des- cription, but does not include provisions of any kind.
"Marine stores collector" means any person who makes use of any wharf or launch or any junk, lighter, cargo-boat, or sampan, or open boat of any description, whether belonging to him or not, in connection with buying any marine stores, either for his own use or bene- fit or for the use or benefit of another person.