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GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
HONGKONG. 19th. June, 1918.
Sir,
I have the honour to submit for the significa- -tion of His Majesty's pleasure the following Ordinance intituled:-
An Ordinance to mend further the Summary Offences
Ordinance, 1845. No. 6 of 1918.
2.
The report of the Attorney-General enclosed
fully explains the scope of the Ordinance.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient,
humble servant,
Amaz
Governor,&c..
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be liable civilly in damages to anyone injured thereby.
I think it is rather story tomake him liable criminally for the vagacies of this
||-workmen.
At the least I think thereshd. be a
provision relieving him such reoton sibility
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of shows that the bet was done con
Atendees, or that to he had Faren leasable precautions to prevent it.
And in any lase some alteration will
· have to the muave so far as $3 (9) (19) is Concerned as that deals with a workman who wilfully does a futamnact. Abriously a contracion Cannot be luade Responsible for that!
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Joubt as
to the adrivability
of Ion Share them, we m
if this Suction at all.
e might Consult the LGB sending this Clives on a loty of paras 25-26 ofthe Q G's reford, saying
we are very doustful whether the sections to be fremmitted.
HGB. 19/8
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Enclosure 1.
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
WALTER LONG, M.P.
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