ORDINANCE No. 1 OF 1864. 573
Conversion of British Currency.
impression Her Majesty's effigy crowned with the inscription " Victoria
Queen " and for the reverse impression an inscription indicating the value
of the piece in cents of a dollar with the words " Hongkong " and the
date of the year, and the same inscription repeated in Chinese characters ; I
A copper piece representing one hundredth part of a dollar should
have for the obverse impression Her Majesty's effigy crowned with the
inscription " Victoria Queen, " and for the reverse impression the in
scription " One Cent- Hongkong " with the date of the year, and the
same inscription repeated in Chinese characters ;
Another copper piece representing one thousandth part of a dollar
should be perforated in the centre and have for the obverse impression
the inscription " V.R. " surmounted by a crown with " Hongkong - One
Mil " and the date of the year, and for the reverse impression the in
scription " Hongkong-One Cash or One Mil, " represented in Chinese
characters :
And whereas no such day has been fixed by Proclamation as the
day for the purposes in Her Majesty's said Proclamation named to take
effect but such day will be named as soon as conveniently may be Now
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be it enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Acting Governor of
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Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows :
1. From and after the day to be fixed by His Excellency the Gov After date to
be notified by
ernor or Officer Administering the Government under the power by Her Proclamation
where pay
said Majesty's Proclamation vested in him whenever British sterling has ments to or
by Govern
been or shall have been or shall be specified in any Ordinance of this ment are by
Ordinance
Colony whether as payments to be made to or by the Government of payable in
British ster
this Colony, such payments shall be made in dollars and in such mul ling same to Tr
be in dollars,
tiples of the cent and mil or cash and in cents and mils or cash as shall &c., at 4s. 2d..
be so issued from Her Majesty's Mint as aforesaid only at the rate of
four shillings and two pence to each dollar.
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Governor's Proclamation of the 22nd January 1864. I
WHEREAS by the Order of Her Majesty in Council dated the 9th day of January 1863 , IN
a Proclamation was approved for the regulation of the currency in this Colony wherein
it was (amongst other things) declared and ordained that certain matters in the said Pro
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clamation contained should take effect and come into force from and after a day to be 10
fixed by the Governor or Officer Administering the Government, as by the said Proclama
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tion reference being thereunto had will more fully appear ; and whereas the said Procla 1