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THE HONGKONG
Government Gazette.
Published by Authority.
VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 2ND NOVEMBER, 1878.
VOL. XXIV.
No. 44.
No. 4.
PROCLAMATION.
[L.S.] J. POPE HENNESSY.
By His Excellency JOHN POPE HENNESSY, Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same.
Whereas by Ordinance No. 3 of 1862, intituled "An Ordinance to authorize His Excellency the Governor by Proclamation to prohibit the Exportation of Military Stores and other Articles," it is enacted that it should be lawful for His Excellency the Governor, by and with the Advice of the Executive Council, by Proclamation to be published in the Hongkong Government Gazette, or in any Extraordinary Gazette, to prohibit, for such period as should be mentioned in such Proclamation, either to be exported from the Colony of Hongkong, or to be carried Coastwise within the said Colony (amongst other things), Arms, Ammunition, Gunpowder, and Military and Naval Stores,
And whereas in consequence of certain representations made to me by His Excellency the Governor-General of Kwang-Tung and Kwang-Si, I have determined, with the Advice of the Executive Council of this Colony, o prohibit such exportation for the period hereinafter mentioned,
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Now, therefore, I, Four-Powered hereinafter depoint ngained Saint- Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, do by and with the Advice of the Executive Council, by this Proclamation prohibit for a period of Six Months, from the Second day of November, unless this Proclamation shall be in the meantime revoked, either to be exported from the Colony of Hongkong, or to be carried Coastwise within the said Colony, Arms, Ammunition, Gunpowder, and Naval and Military Stores.
By His Excellency's Command,
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.
Given at Government House, Hongkong, this 1st Day of November, 1878.
C. MAY,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
With reference to the above Proclamation, Ordinance No. 3 of 1862 is hereby republished for general information.
No. 3 OF 1862.
An Ordinance to authorize His Excellency the Governor
by Proclamation to prohibit the Exportation of Military Stores and other Articles.
WE
[17th March, 1862.]
THEREAS it is desirable to vest in His Excellency the Preamble.
Governor power to prohibit the exportation of military
stores and other articles and goods, subject to such provisions as are hereinafter expressed: Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council, as follows:-
I. It shall be lawful for His Excellency the Governor, by and Exportation of with the advice of the Executive Council, by Proclamation to be military published in the Hongkong Government Gazette, or in any stores, &c., Extraordinary Gazette, to prohibit for such period as shall be prohibit
prohibited by mentioned in such Proclamation, either to be exported from the Proclamation, Colony or to be carried Coastwise within the Colony, arms, and forfeiture