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HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
The object of this Ordinance is stated in its long title.
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2. In the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States a similar object has been effected by amendment to the Stamp Ordinance and Stamp Enactment respectively. In Ceylon a special Ordinance, the Betting on Horse-racing (Taxation) Ordinance, 1930, has been preferred.
3. Section 2 of this Ordinance replaces section 18 of the Gambling Ordinance, 1891, as enacted by the Gambling Amendment Ordinance, 1930, which dealt with club sweepstakes. In this Ordinance the word "cashsweep" which is the name usually employed in the Colony for subscriptions towards cash prizes to the holders of successful numbers in numbered chances, is used to denote the form of sweeps which are to be subject to the duty and the word "sweepstakes," which is used in section 9 (1), is reserved for the racing term which is used for the subscriptions contributed towards the prizes for the owners of winners and placed horses or ponies in such races as the Hong Kong Derby.
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Section 3 makes similar provision for totalisator and pari- mutuel betting.
5. Section 4 provides for the allocation of chances in cash- sweeps.
6. Section 5 places certain restrictions on the sale of tickets and advertisements.
7. Section 6 provides for a duty of 5 per cent. on cash sweeps and 3 per cent. on totalisator or pari-mutuel betting and for the persons responsible for the payment thereof.
8. Section 7 provides for regulations for securing the payment of duty and generally for carrying out the provisions of the Ordinance.
9. Section 8 makes provision for penalties and section 9 effects the necessary amendments and repeals in the Gambling Ordinance.
FULL COURT AMENDMENT ORDINANCE, 1931. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL moved the second reading of a Bill intituled "An Ordinance to amend the Full Court Ordinance, 1912."
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the Bill was read second time.
Council went into Committee to consider the Bill clause by clause. Upon Council resuming,
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