Inclosure 2 in No. 1.
Prepared Opium Amendment Ordinance of 1908.
HONG KONG.
This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]
CHINA TRADE.
CONFIDENTIAL.
[29034]
No. 1.
[August 20.]
SECTION 1.
Short title and construction.
(No. 15 of 1908.)
An Ordinance to Prohibit the Exportation of Prepared Opium to China and to French Indo-China.
(L.S.)
F. D. LUGARD,
Governor.
[July 3, 1908.] BE it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as "The Prepared Opium Amendment Ordinance, 1908," and shall be read and construed as one with "The Prepared Opium Ordinance, 1891" (hereinafter called "The Principal Ordinance"), and with "The Prepared Opium Amendment Ordinance, 1906," and this Ordinance and the said Ordinances may be cited together as "The Prepared Opium Ordinances, 1891-1908."
2. From and after the coming into operation of this Ordinance it shall be unlawful for the opium farmer, his licensees, or any other persons whomsoever, to export, or cause to be exported, prepared opium from the Colony to China or French Indo-China, and any person violating the provisions of this section shall be liable on summary conviction to the penalties imposed under section 52 of the Principal Ordinance.
Provided always that this section shall not be construed as applying to the possession by a passenger by steamer from Hong Kong to China or French Indo-China of a quantity of prepared opium, to be used for personal consumption on the voyage not exceeding 5 mace for every day of duration of the voyage.
3. Section 35 (1) of the Principal Ordinance is hereby amended by the addition of the words "or for exportation to China or French Indo-China of any prepared opium" after the word "opium" in the second line thereof.
4. Sub-section (1) of section 41 of the Principal Ordinance is hereby repealed, and the following shall be substituted for and read in lieu thereof :-
(1.) No person shall bring or have in his possession on board any ship-
(a.) Which is bound for or about to proceed to Canton or Macao any raw opium exceeding 2 taels in weight;
(b.) Which is bound for or about to proceed to Macao any prepared opium exceeding 2 taels in weight;
unless the same is entered on the manifest of the ship.
5. Section 53 of the Principal Ordinance is hereby amended by the addition at the end of the section of the words "or in cases where the opium farmer himself or his licensees are convicted of exporting or attempting to export prepared opium from the Colony to China or French Indo-China."
Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this 2nd day of July, 1908.
C. CLEMENTI,
(Signed)
Clerk of Councils.
Assented to by his Excellency the Governor, the 3rd day of July, 1908.
(Signed) F. H. MAY,
Mr. Howard to Sir Edward Grey.~(Received August 20.)
(No. 103. Confidential.)
(Telegraphic.) P.
PROPOSED Opium Commission.
Manchester, Mass., August 20, 1908.
I have received a private communication from the Acting Secretary of State, who says that he would be very glad, if there is no objection, if Canada could be directly represented on the Commission. As Canadian Delegate he would like Mr. Mackenzie King. He points out that the important opium legislation enacted by the Canadian Government was due to recent investigation and reports by Mr. Mackenzie King on the opium conditions in British Columbia,
I should be glad of instructions as to what reply I should send to the Acting Secretary of State.
I have repeated above to Lord Grey.
[1904-1]
Colonial Secretary.
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