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An Ordinance to amend and consolidate the Law
relating to "Chinese Passenger Ships defined by the Chinese Passengers Act, 1855, and concerning Asiatic Emigrants generally.
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
PART I.
Preliminary Provisions,
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Asiatic Emi- Short title,
gration Ordinance, 191[4].
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A Hongkong emigrant
thip and every outport
emigrant ship
Outport
in the Colony of Hong-
A, other than a port
kong,
2.-(1.) In this Ordinance—
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Definitious
and Inter. pretation
of terms.
"The Act menue the Chinese Passengers Act, Act,
1855:
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"Assisted Emigrant means any male Femigrant Asstated [ labonner being
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who intends to labour for hire in some place Emigrant, beyond the limits of this Colony and who has received assistance in the way of payment of passage money, subsistence or otherwise in order to enable him to carry out his intention: Emigrant meaus any person being a native of Emigrant,
Asia wbo, unless exempted from the provisions of this Ordinance, is carried or is about to be carried as a passenger in any emigrant ship [or British emigrant ship]:
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"Emigrant Ship" includes every A [ship carrying Emigrant from any port in the Colony more than 20 ship. passengers being natives of Asia]:
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"Emigration Officer" as regarda this Colony means Emigration
the Harbour Master and includes any person duly authorised by him to perform or assist in performing his duties and as regards other places includes every person lawfully acting as Emigration Offeer, Immigration Agent or Pro- tector of Emigrants and every person authoris- ed by the Governor of say British Colony to carry out the provisions of the Act:
"Free Emigrant" means an emigrant who is not Fres
under any contract of service whatever:
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Emigrant. "General Licence means a Licence granted under General
section 13 of this Ordinance:
"Hongkong Fmigrant Ship
Balasan. Fee "Hee Ariake Bunj rad
(new)
Lleonce.
"includes every ship Hongkong
carrying from any port in the Colony of Emigrant Hongkong more than 20 passengers being Ship. untives of Asiu:
"Long voyage means any voyage, within the Long voyage.
meaning of the Act, which is declared by Pro- clamation by the Governor to be a voyage of
more than 30 days duration:
"Master" in reference to any ship includes any Master.
* person for the time being in command or charge
of the same:
[British] Emigrant Ship" includes every British [British] ship carrying from any port in China or within Emigrant 100 miles of the const thereof A more than 20 Ship. passengers being natives of Asie: *Outport Licence" means & Licence granted ander Oatport
section 12 of this Ordinance:
Licence.
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