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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20TH JANUARY,1883.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 470.
LEGISLATION.
The following Bill will be read a first time at an carly meeting of the Legislative Council.
By Command,
Council Chamber, Hongkong, 9th December, 1882.
Prenmbie.
Repeal.
A BILL
ENTITLED
An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hong- kong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, entitled "The Mahomedan Cemetery Ordinance Amendment Ordinance, 1882."
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HEREAS it is expedient that all right of access to the old Mahomedan Cemetery as reserved by Sec- tion 4 of Ordinance 8 of 1867, should be extinguished, and that the said Cemetery should be re-vested in Her Majesty, free from all restriction as to the use of the same: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows :—
1. Section 4 of Ordinance 8 of 1867 is hereby repealed, and the old Mahomedan Cemetery in the said section re- ferred to, is hereby absolutely vested in Her Majesty, free from all restrictions whatever as to the use of the same.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.–No. 21. CRACKER FIRING.
The following Police Notification is published
for general information.
By Command,
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Hongkong, 20th January, 1883.
POLICE NOTIFICATION.
Notice is hereby given that in view of the approaching Chinese New Year, the Captain Superintendent of Police has been authorized to give permission, under Ordinance 10 of 1872, for Crackers to be fired under the following restrictions :—
In the Districts West of the Cross Roads and of Shing Wong Street, the firing of Crackers will be permitted from 4 P.M. on the 7th until 4 P.M. on the 9th February.
In the Districts East of the Cross Roads and of Shing Wong Street, Crackers may be fired only between the hours
of 4 P.M. of the 7th and 9 P.M. of the 8th February.
No burning cracker or other fire is to be thrown
above the head or near any person, or inflam-
mable material; and all reasonable precaution
must be taken against accident, as every one is
liable for damage, arising from his carelessness.
The Police will have strict orders to summon or arrest persons firing Crackers in contravention of the foregoing restrictions.
The firing of Bombs is strictly prohibited.
By Command,
Central Police Barracks,
W. M. DEANE,
Capt. Supt. of Police.
Hongkong, 15th January, 1883.
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ARATHOON SETH,
Clerk of Councils.
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