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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, OCTOBER 31, 1919.
Chinese theatrical performances exempted, and further defined. (No. 3 of 1888.)
Repeal of Ordinance No. 18 of 1908.
(8.) To provide for the censoring of cinematograph films and posters in such manner and on such principles as may be prescribed in such regulations.
(9.) To prescribe the fees to be paid in respect
of such censoring.
(10.) To prescribe any conditions whatsoever for any licence, permit, or permission to be given under this Ordinance or under any regula- tions made thereunder.
(11.) The imposition of penalties for breach of any regulations made in pursuance of this section and the mode of recovery of the same. (12.) Generally for carrying out the provisions of
this Ordinance.
(b.) All regulations made as aforesaid shall be laid before the Legislative Council at the first meeting after they have been made; and if a resolution is passed at the next meeting after they have been so laid before the Legislative Council praying that any regulation shall be annulled, such regulation shall thenceforth be void, but without prejudice to anything done thereunder.
7. Nothing in this Ordinance or in any regulation made thereunder shall affect the necessity for the issue by the Secretary for Chinese Affairs of permits for Chinese public theatrical perforinances under the Regulation of Chinese Ordinance, 1888, or shall affect any regulations made under the said Ordinance, and the expression public theatrical performances as used in the said Ordinance shall include public entertainments as defined by this Ordinance.
8. The Theatres Regulation Ordinance, 1908, is hereby repealed.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 31st day of October, 1919.
A. G. M. FLETCHER,
Clerk of Councils.
Assented to by His Excellency the Governor, the 31st day of October, 1919.
CLAUD SEVERN,
Colonial Secretary.
APPOINTMENTS, &c.
No. 511-His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Mr. NORMAN LOCKHART SMITH to act as Assistant Postmaster General until further notice, with effect from the 24th October, 1919.
31st October, 1919.
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