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HONGKONG.
REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
SPECIAL COMMITTEE
on the
Registered Partnerships Bill.
Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His
Excellency the Governor, October 19th, 1911.
PRESENT:
The Honourable Mr. C. G. ALABASTER, (Attorney General), Chairman.
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Mr. A. W. BREWIN, C.M.G., (Registrar General).
Dr. Ho KAI, M.B., C.M.G.
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Mr. WEI YUK, C.M.G.
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Mr. H. E. POLLOCK, K.C.
No. 13
1911
A Bill entitled "An Ordinance to establish Registered Partnerships and to give effect to certain Chinese Partnership Customs" was referred to a Special Committee, consisting of the above members of the Legislative Council, after the second reading. The Bill has been considered clause by clause in the presence of all the members of the Committee at a number of meetings. The Committee are of opinion that the Bill may be dealt with by the Council in the same manner as a Bill reported on by a Committee of the whole Council.
The Special Committee suggest a number of alterations in its title and clauses, and that the Council should adopt the Bill in the form in which it appears in the document marked A attached to this report, and that, subject to any amendments which the Committee of the whole Council may make, it should be passed in that form.
For the convenience of members of the Legislative Council a document, marked B, is attached shewing the form in which the Bill stood at the time when it was referred to the Special Committee.
A special report by the Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.Ç., is also attached.
C. G. ALABASTER,
Chairman.
Laid before the Legislative Council on the 19th day of October, 1911.
C. CLEMENTI,
Clerk of Councils.