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form as the Attorney General might think proper prohibiting
the export of munitions of
for
period of six months.
war
The Attorney General to draft the necessary proclamation in the light of
correspondence
the
between the Secretary of State and.
the Hongkong Government alluded
to, and the Acting Colonial
oboretary to forward copy to Her
Majesty's Acting Consul Canton
for the information of the Vivency
with
an
intimation that permits
to export the prohibited articles
sone authorized
will be issued to persons
by the Chinese Government.
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[LS] J. POPE HENNESSY.
PROCLAMATION.
By His Excellency JOHN POPE HENNESSY, Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same.
Whereas by Ordinance No. 3 of 1862, intituled “An Ordinance to authorize His Excellency the Governor by Proclamation to prohibit the Exportation of Military Stores and other Articles,” it is enacted that it should be lawful for His Excellency the Governor, by and with the Advice of the Executive Council, by Proclamation to be published in the Hongkong Government Gazette, or in any Extraordinary Gazette, to prohibit, for such period as should be mentioned in such Proclamation, either to be exported from the Colony of Hongkong, or to be carried Coastwise within the said Colony (amongst other things), Arns, Ammunition, Gunpowder, and Military and Naval Stores,
(And whereas in consequence of certain representations made to me by His Excellency the Governor-General of Kwang-Tung and Kwang-Si, I have determined, with the Advice of the Executive Council of this Colony, to prohibit such exportation for the period hereinafter mentioned,
Now, therefore, I, JoUN POPE HENNESSY, Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, do by and with the Advice of the Executive Council, by this Proclamation prohibit for a period of Six Months, from the Second day of November, unless this Proclamation shall be in the meantime revoked, either to be exported from the Colony of Hongkong, or to be carried Coastwise within the said Colony, Arms, Ammunition, Gunpowder, and Naval and Military Stores.
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By His Excellency's Command,
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.
Given at Government House, Hongkong, this 1st Day of November, 1878.
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唘憲晄驗事兹據
睪輔政使司縻 爲奉
蓮載等因現據 奪禁止該貨物出口照已下所定之期兹本
大英欽命總督香港等處地方兼理水陸軍務水師提督御賜三等寶星燕 爲此特示由本月初二日起禁止六個月內若非特示除此禁令則
藥及水陸軍兵所用等物不得在本港出口及在本毕内海旁沿途 港轅門報或特示憲報在該告示所定限期禁止所有軍器磁彈火 嗣後凡本港總督有權可以藉同議政局酌奪張掛告示錄於本 加本港總督大臣有權於張掛告示禁止軍裝等物出口及有成章 大清兩廣總督所報本大臣於本港議政局定
大英欽總督香港等處地方兼理水陸軍務水師提督御賜三等寶星燕 爲嚴禁軍裝出口事遵照一千八百六十二年第三條則例所稱增
遵毋違特示
本季內海旁沿途運載等情爲此特示闔港軍民人等知悉各宜凜 不得載凡有軍裝備彈火藥及水陸軍兵所用等物出口又不得在
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