Government for approval, and observe in the Hongkong Government Gazette.
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Q &c. &c. Instant the following passage in the Report of the Colonial Surgeon for 1854.
"To check the [venereal] disease in this Colony a prophylactic measure is essentially required, but knowing that the present active and zealous Acting Attorney General is preparing a special ordinance on the subject, I leave therefore this important sanitary improvement in his able hands."
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I have the honour to be, With the highest respect, Your Lordships' Most Obedient Humble Servant,