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A.D. 1872. AN ORDINANCE for the temporary Detention of certain Foreign Offenders.
Ordinance No. 14 of 1872.
Short title.
Interpreta-tion of terms.
Issue by Governor to Police Magistrates of warrant to apprehend foreign offender. Schedule: Form No. 1.
Issue of warrant by Magistrate. Schedule: Form No. 2.
Proceedings before Magistrate.
Offenders.
[20th December, 1872.]
WHEREAS subjects of Foreign Governments resorting to China and Japan who have been accused or convicted of crimes committed there are frequently brought within this Colony in the course of their transmission to their respective countries for trial or punishment on such charges or convictions, and it is expedient to provide for the temporary detention and custody within the Colony of such offenders, pending the necessary arrangements for their transmission as aforesaid: Be it therefore enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows :-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Foreign Offenders Detention Ordinance, 1872.
2. In this Ordinance-
"Consular Officer" includes a Consul General, Vice-Consul, Consular Agent, and any person for the time being discharging the duties of Consul General, Consul, Vice-Consul, or Consular Agent: "The Superintendent of the Gaol" includes the Superintendent of Victoria Gaol or the keeper of any prison or place of custody for criminals within this Colony.
3. In case requisition is at any time made to the Governor by the Consular Officer in this Colony of any Foreign Government to apprehend and temporarily detain in custody any person who, being a subject of such Foreign Government and having been accused or convicted of any crime alleged to have been committed in China or Japan, is brought within this Colony in the course of his transmission to his own country for trial or punishment, it shall be lawful for the Governor, if he, in his discretion, thinks fit, by warrant under his hand and the Seal of the Colony, to signify that such requisition has been made and to require the Police Magistrates to govern themselves accordingly and to aid in apprehending the person so accused or convicted and hereinafter referred to as the offender.
4. On the issue of such warrant, it shall be lawful for any Police Magistrate to issue his warrant for the apprehension of the offender, to be dealt with in manner hereinafter provided.
5. If the offender is apprehended, he shall be brought forthwith before the Magistrate, and the following conditions and regulations
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