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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD SEPTEMBER, 1898.
A BILL
ENTITLED
An Ordinance for the Naturalization of Lo CHUNG PAK, alias Lo YUEN Poon, alias Lo SHAU Ü.
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WHEREAS LO CHUNG PAK (H), alias Lo YUEN P'oox (泮賢盧), alias Lo Suav U(如壽盧), native of Sun Woi () district, in the prefecture of Kwong Chow (H), in the Kwang Tung () Province, in the Empire of China, managing partner of the Kwan Hing Loong Hong (14) at No. 87, Bonham Strand West, at Victoria in this Colony, has resided in this Colony for the last thirty-nine 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:-
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1. Lo CHUNG PAK (), alias Lo YUEN Naturaliza- POON (), alias Lo SHAU U (), shall ton of Lo be, and he is, hereby naturalized as a British subject within this Colony, and shall enjoy therein, but not elsewhere, all the rights, advantages and privileges of a British subject, on his taking the Oath of Allegiance under the Promissory Oaths Ordinance, 1869.
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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. —No. 381.
With reference to Government Notification No. 116 of 16th March last, His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government has been pleased to allow ARTHUR WIMBOLT BREWIN to resign the acting appointment of Registrar General, and to appoint JAMES DYER BALL to act in that capacity until further notice.
By Command,
T. SERCOMBE SMITH,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 2nd September, 1898.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. -No. 382.
The following Resolution is published.
By Command,
T. SERCOMBE SMITH,
Acting Colonial Secretary,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 30th August, 1898.
RESOLUTION OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
Be it resolved by the Legislative Council that the percentages on the valuations of tenements, payable as rates, within the area bounded-
On the north, by a straight line passing through a point on the Victoria and Shaukiwan Road 500 feet northwards of where the northern boundary of Shaukiwan Marine Lot No. 1 crosses the said road, thence drawn in an easterly direction through a point on the Shaukiwan and Akung-Ngam Road 500 feet northwards of the north-west corner of the Shaukiwan Police Station, and extended in cach direction to meet the eastern and western boundaries.
On the west, south and east by a line 500 feet inland from the centre of the present Victoria and Shaukiwan Road and the present main street of Shaukiwan, where not already so altered be altered from 7 to 9 per cent.
Passed by the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 29th day of August, 1898.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
HONGKONG.
J. G. T. BUCKLE, Clerk of Councils.