punichucent. repeated section 25 of Ordinance to of 1044 which provided
ever awarded under the
That in hen of the whole or any part of any penalty, provided by any Law, Statute, or Ordinance whatsoever, it shall be lawful for the Court, or Justice, before whom the matter shall be adjudicated upon, to sentence such any offender, being a native of China, or a native of Hongkong of Chinese origin, to undergo punishment, in conformity with the usages of China, as has hitherto been usually inflicted on natives of China committing Offences in this Colony
590 vague... and as these general punishments are not understood or required, it was thought better to repeal this section, and to give definite power to order exposure in the stocks for a limited time. This punishment has been found by experience to be especially suited to certain classes of Chinese offenders and to have a good effect when ordered
Section 7
it à re-enactment in clearer language of the part of Act 2 of Ordinance I of 1863 which was passed under the following circumstances.
Section 5
5 of the Ordinance 6 of 1862 while passing through the Council was altered so as to extend the power of