Arrest with-
26. Any person apparently a Vagrant refusing or failing out warrant, to accompany a Police Officer to or to appear before a Magistrate when required to do so for the purposes of this Ordinance very be arrested without warrant and shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment with hard labour for a period not exceeding one month.
Penalty for
escape.
Breach of agreement.
Penalty for asking alms.
Governor in Council may
make rules.
Repeal.
27. Any Vagrant who escapes from the Police whilst committed to their charge under this Ordinance, or who leaves a House of Detention without permission from the Superintendent, or who, having with such permission left a House of Detention for a limited time or a specific purpose, fails to return on the expiration of such time or when such purpose has been accomplished or proves to be impracticable, shall for every such offence be punishable, on conviction before a Magistrate, with hard labour for a period not exceeding three months.
28. Any person entering into an agreement under section 17 of this Ordinance and wilfully violating that agreement in any respect shall for every such offence be punishable, on conviction before a Magistrate, with hard labour for a period not exceeding three months.
29. Any person asking for alms in a threatening or insolent manner, or continuing to ask for alms of any person after he has been required to desist, shall be punishable, on conviction before a Magistrate, with hard labour for a period not exceeding three months.
30. The Governor in Council may, from time to time, make rules, not inconsistent with this Ordinance, for the guidance of officers in matters connected with it. All such rules shall be published in The Gazette, and shall, thereupon, have the force of law.
31. Ordinance 12 of 1888 is hereby repealed.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 22nd day of November, 1897.
J. G. T. BACKLE, Clerk of Councils.
Assented to by His Excellency the Governor, the 22nd day of November, 1897.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.
SCHEDULE.
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Communications on this subject should be addressed to-
The Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office, London, S.W., and the following number quoted.
Confidential 10379
108947-
Sir,
Hongkong, 3rd February 1898.
I am directed by the Secretary of State for the Colonies to transmit to you to be laid before the Board of Trade the accompanying transcript of an Ordinance entitled "An Ordinance to amend the Law relating to Vagrants" passed by the Legislature of Hongkong.
I am directed to request that you will move the Board of Trade to inform Mr Chamberlain whether in their opinion those Sections of the Ordinance which deal with the liabilities of Masters and Owners of Ships remain in operation.
(See Section 17.)
ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT made this day between the Colonial Secretary of Hongkong of the one part and A.B. of, &c. (the vagrant) of the other part; Each of the parties hereto (so far as relates to the acts on his own part to be performed) hereby agrees with the other of them as follows:-
1. The said A.B. shall embark on board such ship, and at such time as the Superintendent of the House of Detention shall direct.
2. The said A.B. shall remain on board such ship until such ship shall have arrived at the port of *.
3. The said A.B. shall not return to Hongkong until five years shall have elapsed from the date of such embarkation unless specially permitted to return by the Governor of Hongkong.
4. The said Colonial Secretary of Hongkong shall contract with the owner of the said ship or his agent for the passage of the said A.B. on board the said ship, and for his subsistence during the voyage for which he shall embark as aforesaid.
In witness whereof the said Colonial Secretary of Hongkong and the said A.B. have hereunto set their hands the day and year first above written.
* Here insert port to which the person agrees to go.
[Signatures]
The Assistant Secretary (Marine Dept) Board of Trade.
I am,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
(as)
EDWARD WINGFIELD.