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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18TH MAY, 1889.
BILL ENTITLED THE PROTECTION OF WOMEN AND Girls OrdinanCE, 1889.-The Bill, as amended and revised at the last meeting, having been reprinted, the Council, on the motion of the Acting Attorney General, resumed Committee on it.
Bill reported with some verbal amendments.
The Acting Attorney General then moved that the Bill be read a third time.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and passed.
Bill read a third time.
Question put-that this Bill do pass.
Bill passed, and numbered as Ordinance 19 of 1889.
ADJOURNMENT.-The Governor then adjourned the Council till Friday, the 10th instant, at 4 P.M.
Read and confirmed, this 16th day of May, 1889.
ARATHOON SETH,
Clerk of Councils.
G. WILLIAM DES Vœux,
Governor.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 232.
The following Bills, which were read a first time at a Meeting of the Legislative Council held this day, are published for general information.
Council Chamber, Hongkong, 16th May, 1889.
ARATHOON SETH,
Clerk of Councils.
DRAFT BILL
Title.
F'reamble.
Naturalization of LI MAN HI otherwise POKSHAN.
ENTITLED
An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hong- kong, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, for the naturalization of LI MAN HI () otherwise POKSHAN (山璞).
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HEREAS LI MAN HI otherwise POKSHAN, a native of the Chinghoi District in the Chin-Chau Pre- fecture of Kwong Tung Province in the Empire of China, now carrying on business as a Merchant at No. 64, Bonham Strand in this Colony in the Kwong Ü Wo, Nam Pak Hong, has petitioned to be naturalized as a British subject within the limits of this Colony, and whereas it is expe- dient that he should be so naturalized: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Commeil thereof, as follows :---
LI MAN HI otherwise POKSHAN shall be, and he is hereby naturalized 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 provisions of the Pro- missory Oaths Ordinance, 1869.