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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 14TH MAY, 1892.
Amendment of section 30.
Amendment
of section 55.
Amendment of section 60,
Amendment of Festion 20.
Amendment
of section 82.
In (g) of sub-section (4) of section 27 of the principal Ordinance the word "three" shall be struck out and in lien thereof shall be inserted and read the word "foûr."
Sub-section (5) of section 27 of the principal Ordinance is hereby repealed and in lieu thereof the words following shall be inserted and read as sub-section (5):
The Court, on proof to its satisfaction of the facts mentioned in (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), or (ƒ), re- spectively of the next preceding sub-section, may summarily sentence the Bankrupt to imprisonment with or without hard labour for any term not exceeding one year.
11. In sub-section (8) of section 30 of the principal Ordi nance the words "Official Assignee" shall be struck out and in lieu thereof shall be substituted and read the words "Official Receiver."
12. In section 55 of the principal Ordinance immediately after the words "unless he proves his debt before the dividend" shall be inserted and read the words "or any part thereof."
13. Sub-section (1) of section 60 of the principal Ordinance is hereby repealed and in lieu thereof shall be inserted and read as such sub-section the words following, that is to say :-
"The Official Receiver shall open in his name as Official "Receiver an account at a Bank approved by the 'Governor, and shall pay to the credit thereof all
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sums received by him as such Official Receiver or as Trustee and every Trustee in a Bankruptcy "other than the Official Receiver receiving money
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as snch Trustee shall open an account at such "Bank in the name of the debtor's estate and shall
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pay to the credit of such account all sums which "may from time to time be received by him as such "Trustee."
In sub-section (3) of section 60 of the principal Ordinance the word "he" between the words "Court" and "may" shall be struck out.
14. In sub-section (1) of section 80 of the principal Ordi- nance the words "to be kept at a bank appointed for that purpose" shall be struck out.
15. In (d) of sub-section (1) of section 82 of the principal Ordinance the word "six" shall be struck out and in lieu thereof shall be inserted and read the word "four."
In sub-section (3) of section 82 of the principal Ordinance after the word "attempts" shall be inserted and read the words "to take with him."
In (d) of sub-section (5) of section 82 of the principal Ordinance the words "extent in insolvency" shall be struck out and in lieu thereof shall be inserted and read the words
extent of his insolvency."
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16. Clause 1 of Form No. 6 of Schedule A. shall be struck out and in lieu thereof shall be inserted and read the following clause :—
"The said A. B. has within a year next preceding the
(6 presentation of this Petition ordinarily resided
"in Hongkong [or had a dwelling house or a
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place of business or as the case may be; see (d)
"of sub-section (1) of section 6].”
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 9th day of May, 1892.
A. M. THOMSON,
Acting Clerk of Councils.
Assented to by His Excellency the Governor, the 14th day of May, 1892.
G. T. M. O'BRIEN, Colonial Secretary.