THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19TH NOVEMBER, 1881.
Schedule of Enactments repealed.
1007
Ordinance.
Extent of repeal.
HONGKONG.
No. 96.
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12 of 1845.
Suppression of the Triad
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Society."
12 of 1856.
"To regulate the Chinese "Burials, and to prevent ** certain Nuisances within the Colony of Hongkong."
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8 of 1858.
For regulation of the Chinese
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People, and for the Pop- "ulation Census, and for "other purposes of Police."
1 of 1868.
"To make provision for the
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more effectual Suppres-
sion of Piracy.
3 of 1868.
"To empower the Supreme "Court to direct Offenders
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to be whipped and to be
kept in Solitary Confine-
"ment in certain specified
cases.
4 of 1872.
"To make Provision for the "branding and punishment
of Criminals in certain 65 cases.
16 of 1875.
"To amend and consolidate
"the laws concerning the
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jurisdiction of Magis-
"trates
over indictable
"offences and for other
purposes."
8 of 1876.
"To consolidate and amend "the Ordinances relating "to Deportation, Condi- "tional Pardons, the "Branding and Punish- "ment of certain Crimin- "als."
Whole Ordinance.
Section 7.
The words "receive not "more than thirty-six "blows, nor less than five "blows, with a rattan," and in Subsection 9 of Section 28.
Section 9 from the words "It shall be lawful for "the said Court in addi- "tion" down to the words
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Governor in Council "may from time to time "direct" inclusive, Sec- tion 32.
Section 1.
Whole Ordinance.
Section 7.
· Whole Ordinance.
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF KIMBERLEY TO GOVERNOR
SIR JOHN POPE HENNESSY, K.C.M.G.
DOWNING STREET, 28th December, 1880.
SIR,-I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No. 163 of the 17th of October last, forwarding for consideration the Draft of an Ordinance for making the changes in the laws of the Colony relating to the treatment of criminals which were suggested in your despatch No. 60 of the 18th of May last.
The word "flogging" does not occur in any of the statutes which it is proposed to repeal, and there is therefore no reason for introducing it into the present Ordinance. The preamble should be simply "Whereas it is expedient to amend the penal laws in force in this Colony."
The Schedule of enactments to be repealed includes the whole of Ordinance 8 of 1876, which was passed but has not been brought into operation. By the repeal of the whole of this Ordinance, instead of only the Branding clause, without the substitution of any other enactment, the instructions conveyed in my despatch of the 30th of July last, and in Lord CARNARVON'S despatch of the 18th