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HONGKONG.
No. 19 OF 1915.
An Ordinance to regulate the entrance of per- sons into the Colony and the departure of persons from the Colony and to confer various powers in connection therewith.
I assent to this Ordinance.
F. H. MAY,
LS
Governor.
[9th July, 1915.j
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the
advice and consent of the Legislative Comucil thereof, as follows:
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Travellers Re- short title. striction Ordinance, 1915.
2. In this Ordinance,-
"Colony meaus the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies and includes the waters of the Colony.
Examination Officer" means any officer in the exam- ination service which was notified by Notification No. 286 published in the Gazelle of the third day of August, 1914. "Muster" means any person (excopt a pilot) having command or charge of any ship.
"Passenger" means any person on a ship other tla the muster and persons employed in the working or servicc of the ship.
"Police Officer" includes all Special Constables and all members of the Special Police Reserve.
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Ship" includes every description of vessel used in mvigation other than Chinese juuks propelled solely by sails and cars.
Interpreta-
tion.
"Vessel" includes any ship or bout and my other des- cription of vessel used in navigation.
3.-(1.) Except with the permission of a police officer No person to or examination officer no person shall leave any ship which leave with out permis. arrives in the Colony until such ship has been examined sion any ship by a police officer.
arriving in
(2.) Any snel permission may be general or may be the Colony. limited to particular persons or classes of persons.
selves.
4. Every person to whom section 10 of this Ordinance Persons not may for the time being apply who arrives in the Colony examined to and who is not examined by a police officer or examination port them officer at the time of his arrival shall report himself at a police station within twelve hours of his arrival in the Colony.
5. Except with the permission of a police officer or ex- No ship amination officer, no ship which arrives in the Colony shall arriving in the Colony be taken alongside any pier or wharf or other vessel, nor to go along. shall any other vessel be taken alongside such ship, antil side any pier such ship has been examined by a police officer.
or other Fossel with- out permis. eion.
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