ORDINANCE No. 1 OF 1864.
Conversion of British Currency.
mation was published in this Colony in the Government Gazette of the 2nd day of May, 1863: Now, therefore, I, WILLIAM THOMAS MERCER, Esquire, being the Officer Administering the Government of the Colony, do hereby fix the 16th day of February now next ensuing as the day from and after which the matters contained in the Proclamation aforesaid shall take effect and come into force within the Colony of Hongkong.
Order and Proclamation of Her Majesty in Council of the 9th January 1863 referred to above. (See Gazette 2nd May 1863.)
WHEREAS by an Order in Council bearing date the 28th day of November, 1844, We were pleased, by and with the advice of our Privy Council, to approve of the draft of a Proclamation declaring certain coins to be a legal tender of payment within our Colony of Hongkong at certain rates therein specified, which Proclamation was published on the 1st day of May, 1845, at Hongkong by the Governor and Commander-in-Chief, and came into force from that date, and whereas by an Order in Council bearing date the 16th day of October, 1852, We were pleased, by and with the advice of our Privy Council, to approve of the draft of a Proclamation declaring that the silver coins of our United Kingdom shall not be a legal tender in payment of sums exceeding forty shillings within and throughout our Colonies in Australia, New Zealand, Ceylon, Mauritius and Hongkong, which Proclamation was published on the 27th day of April, 1853, at Hongkong by the Governor, and came into force on the 1st day of October, 1853; And whereas by an Order in Council bearing date the 22nd day of October, 1856, We were pleased, by and with the advice of our Privy Council, to approve of the draft of a Proclamation declaring the rates at which certain gold coins called Australian Sovereigns and Half Sovereigns which are struck at the Branch of our Royal Mint at Sydney, in New South Wales, are to pass current in our Colonies of Ceylon, Mauritius, and Hongkong, which Proclamation was published on the 9th day of July 1857, at Hongkong by the Governor, and came into force from the 11th day of July, 1857.
Now We by the advice of our Privy Council have thought fit to declare and ordain and by the advice aforesaid We do hereby declare and ordain that from and after a day to be fixed by the Governor or Officer Administering the Government of Hongkong by Proclamation the said hereinbefore recited Proclamation published at Hongkong on the 1st day of May, 1845, and so much of the Proclamations published at Hongkong on the 27th day of April, 1853, and 9th day of July, 1857, respectively as have effect and are in force in the said Island of Hongkong shall be revoked and annulled.
And We do hereby further declare and ordain that from and after the same date the Dollar of Mexico or other silver Dollar of equivalent value as may from time to time be authorized by the Governor or Officer Administering the Government of Hongkong shall be the only legal tender of payment (except as hereinafter directed) within our said Island of Hongkong and its dependencies:
And we do hereby further ordain and declare that such silver coins as may be issued from our Mint representing some multiple of the cent or one hundredth part of the said Dollar shall be legal tender in payment within our said Colony of Hongkong and its dependencies.