THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, APRIL 2, 1931. 195
HONG KONG.
No. 7 of 1931.
I assent.
W. PEEL,
L.S.
Governor.
2nd April, 1931.
An Ordinance to amend the law relating to
Deportation.
[2nd April, 1931.]
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows :---
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Deportation Short title. Amendment Ordinance, 1931.
2. Section 3 of the Deportation Ordinance, 1917, as Repeal of amended by sections 2 and 3 of the Deportation Amend- S of Ordi- ment Ordinance, 1929, and section 4 of the Deportation 25 of 1917,
nance No. Ordinance, 1917, are repealed and the following sections are substituted therefor :--
Deportation Order against an
alien.
Summary
procedure.
Deportation Order
against an
as amended by ss. 2 and 3 of Ordinance 3.--(1) The Governor in Council may at No. 34 of any time summarily issue a deportation order 1929, and of
8. 4 of against any person whom he finds to be an Ordinance
alien :-
No. 25 of 1917, and (a) if in the opinion of the Governor in
substitution Council he has been deported or of new banished from the United Kingdom, sections. from any British possession or from any territory which is under His Majesty's protection, or in respect of which a mandate is being exercised by the Government of any part of His Majesty's dominions; or
(b) if the alien has been convicted in the
Colony of any offence; or
(c) in any special case not falling under paragraph (a) or (b) of this sub- section, if the Governor in Council deems it to be conducive to the public good to make summarily a deporta- tion order against the alien.
(2) The Governor in Council may also at any time issue a deportation order against any alien. Long person whom he finds to be an alien if upou any inquiry in the manner prescribed in sec- tion 3A he is of opinion that the alien should be deported.
procedure.
Deportation Order
against alien. Schedule
Form No. 7A.
Arrest,
detention
(3) Any deportation order issued under the provisions of this section may be in Form No.
A in the Schedule.
3A.-(1) The Governor may whenever it shall appear to him that there are reasonable and inquiry. grounds for inquiry as to whether any person should be deported, issue a warrant in Form Schedule Form No. 1. No. 1 in the Schedule authorising the arrest of such person and his detention for a period not exceeding fourteen days.