572 ORDINANCES No. 8 or 1863 , AND No. 1 OF 1864 .
Fraudulent Marking of Merchandise . Conversion of British Currency.
Short title. 26. The expression " The Merchandise Marks Ordinance 1863,"
shall be a sufficient description of this Ordinance.
NOTE.- Repealed as from the 1st January, 1891, by Ordinance No. 15 of 1890, sub
ject to H. M.'s right of disallowance of such Ordinance.
No. 1 of 1864.
Title. An Ordinance to provide for conversion of British Currency in
all payments by or to the Government.
[ 16th January, 1864. ]
Preamble.
HEREAS Her Majesty has been pleased to issue a Proclamation
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dated the 9th day of January, 1863, and published in the Hong
kong Government Gazette of the 2nd day of May, 1863 , whereby it was
declared that from and after a day to be fixed by the Governor or Officer
Administering the Government of Hongkong a certain Proclamation by
Her Majesty published at Hongkong on the 1st day of May, 1845, and
so much of certain other Proclamations published at Hongkong on the
27th day of April , 1853 , and the 9th day of July , 1857 , respectively as
had effect and were in force in the said Island of Hongkong should be
revoked and annulled and that from and after the same date the dollar
of Mexico or other silver dollar of equivalent value as might from time
to time be authorized by the Governor or Officer Administering the
Government of Hongkong should be the only legal tender of payment
(except as therein directed and hereinafter recited ) within the said Island
of Hongkong and its dependencies : And that such silver coins as
might be issued from Her Majesty's Mint representing some multiple of
the cent or one hundredth part of the said dollar should be legal tender
of payment for any sum not exceeding two dollars and that such copper
or bronze coins as might be issued from Her Majesty's Mint representing
the cent or one hundredth part or the mil or cash representing one
thousandth part of the said dollar should be legal tender of payment for
any sum not exceeding one dollar : And that the silver and copper
coins to be issued from Her Majesty's Mint as aforesaid should be pre
pared as follows :
The silver pieces of money should be prepared of silver containing
twenty per cent of alloy. Every such piece should have for the obverse