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Report
of the Attorney General upon Ordinance No.14 of 1870.
This Ordinance was passed for the Purpose of amending the Law relating to Night Passes for Chinese in Hongkong.
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The system of compelling
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carry Passes at Night duced by Ordinance No. 9 of 1857.
The Provisions on the subject
contained in that Ordinance were constantly evaded in practice by the European residents who complained of the minecessary formalities required. It has never, however, been suggested