ORDINANCES: Nos. 9 AND 10 of 1882.
Bankruptcy Official Assignee.
Naturalization.
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Official Assignee under Ordinance 5 of 1864 to be assignee in all bankruptcies.
The Official Assignee in bankruptcy under Ordinance 5 of 1864 shall be deemed to be the Official Assignee in all bankruptcies pending at the time of the passing of this Ordinance, notwithstanding any special Official appointments of assignees that may have previously been made in relation to any of such bankruptcies under Ordinance 15 of 1867, and shall in respect of the collection and distribution of assets remaining uncollected or undistributed have all the powers and duties of an Official Assignee in bankruptcy, under Ordinance 5 of 1864, in relation to all such bankruptcies, as fully to all intents and purposes, as if no special appointments had previously been made under Ordinance 15 of 1867, and all property and effects and rights and interests which at the time of the passing of this Ordinance were vested in any persons specially appointed to be assignees in any of such bankruptcies, under Ordinance 15 of 1867, shall on the passing of this Ordinance be divested out of such persons and vest absolutely, by virtue thereof, in the said Official Assignee, as fully and effectually to all intents and purposes as if such persons had been appointed assignees under Ordinance 5 of 1864 and had died, resigned or been removed from such office.
No. 10 of 1882.
An Ordinance for the naturalization of WILLIAM QUINCEY.
[27th April, 1882.]
WHEREAS WILLIAM QUINCEY has petitioned to be naturalized as a British subject within the limits of this Colony, and whereas it is expedient that he should be so naturalized; Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:
WILLIAM QUINCEY shall be, and he is hereby naturalized a British subject within this Colony, and shall enjoy within this Colony, but not elsewhere, all the rights, advantages and privileges of a British subject, on his taking the oath of allegiance under the provisions of the "Promissory Oaths Ordinance, 1869."
Naturalization of WILLIAM QUINCEY.