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THE HONGKONG
Government Gazette
報
EXTRAORDINARY.
特門 轅港 香
Published by Authority.
VICTORIA, TUESDAY, 3RD OCTOBER, 1899.
No. 49.
VOL. XLV.
號九十四第 日九十二月八年亥己 日三初月十年九十九百八千-
簿五十四第
No. 7.
PROCLAMATION.
[L.S.]
HENRY ARTHUR BLAKE,
Governor.
By His Excellency Sir HENRY ARTHUR BLAKE, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hong- kong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same.
Whereas, by Regulation No. 1 of the Quarantine Regulations made by the Governor-in-Council on the 18th day of March, 1897, under section 25 of Ordinance No. 26 of 1891, it is provided that the term "port or place at which any infectious or contagious disease prevailed" means a port or place proclaimed to be such by Order of the Governor-in-Council, published in the Gazette, from the date of such proclamation.
And whereas the said Quarantine Regulations were duly notified to take effect as from the 1st day of May, 1897.
And whereas the Governor-in-Council has ordered that Newchwang should be proclaimed a port or place at which an infectious or contagious disease prevails.
Now, therefore, I, Sir HENRY ARTHUR BLAKE, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hong. kong and its Dependencies, do, hereby, with the advice of the Executive Council, proclaim that Newchwang is a port or place at which an infectious or contagious disease prevails.
By His Excellency's Command,
R. F. JOHNSTON,
Acting Clerk of Councils,
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.
Given at Hongkong, this 3rd day of October, 1899.
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