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VICTORIA, THURSDAY, 9TH OCTOBER, 1884.
No. 55.
VOL. XXX.
號五十五第 日一十二月八年申甲 日九初月十年四十八百八千
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 360.
簿十三第
His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government has given his assent to the following
Ordinance passed by the Legislative Council:----
Ordinance No. 22 of 1884.-An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, entitled The Peace. Preservation Ordinance, 1884.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong. 9th October, 1884.
[L.S.]
W. H. MARSH.
.No. 22 of 1884.
An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hong- kong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, entitled The Peace Preservation Ord- inance, 1884.
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[9th October, 1884.]
HEREAS in view of the disturbed state of the Chinese population in this Colony, it is expedient to make certain special provisions for the preservation of peace and order; Be it enacted by the Governor of Ilong- kong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. This Ordinance shall continue in force until the First day of April, 1885.
2. In this Ordinance the expression arms includes any description of fire arms, also any sword, cutlass, spent, pike, bayonet, or other deadly weapon, also any part of any arins as so defined.
Provided that this section shall not prevent the owner of any trading or fishing junk who has given security to the Harbour Master under Section 38 of Ordinance 8 of 1879 from having without licence on beard of his junk such arms as are reasonably necessary for the protection of such jonk on the high seas.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.