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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 26TH FEBRUARY, 1898.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 79.
The following Bills, which were read a first time at a Meeting of the Legislative Council held this day, are published.
Council Chamber, Hongkong, 23rd February, 1898.
J. G. T. BUCKLE,
Clerk of Councils.
Amendment
of section 1 of Ordinance No. 18 of 1883.
A BILL
ENTITLED
An Ordinance to further amend The Prison
Ordinance, 1885.
BE it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. Clause (d) of section 1 of The Prison Ordinance, 1885, (No. 18 of 1885) is, hereby, amended by inserting the words “Assistant Superintendents," immediately after the words "Superintendents of prisous," and before the word "chaplains."
Objects and Reasons.
It is deemed desirable that an Assistant Superintendent should be appointed to Victoria Gaol, and this Ordinance confers the necessary power of appointment.
W. MEIGH GOODMAN, Attorney General,
Naturaliza-
tion of
LEUNG PUI CHI.
A BILL
ENTITLED
An Ordinance for the Naturalization of LEUNG PUI CHI, alias LEUNG CHAK CH'ANG, alias LEUNG CHUNG.
WHEREAS LEUNG PUI CHI (2), alias LEUNG CHAR CHANG (梁澤棖), alias LEUNG CHUNG (梁忠), a native of Heung Shan (1) district, in the Kwong Tung (Province, in the Empire of China, now carrying on business as master of the Shui Ch'eung () Bank, at No. 99, Bonham Strand, in this Colony, has resided in this Colony for the last thirty-seven years and has declared his intention of residing here permanently, and has petitioned to be naturalized as a British subject, within the limits of this Colony, and whereas it is expedient that he should be so naturalized.
BE it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:--
1. LEUNG PUI CHI (2), alias LEUNG CHAK CHANG (梁澤棖), alias Leung CHUNG (梁忠) shall be, and he is, hereby, naturalized as a British subject, within this Colony, and shall enjoy therein, but not else. where, all the rights, advantages and privileges of a British subject, on his taking the Oath of Allegiance under the Promissory Oaths Ordinance, 1869.