1588 ORDINANCE No. 4 OF 1881 .
Banishment and Conditional Pardons.
Returning from 9. Every convict so banished and nevertheless returning to the Colony, shall be
banishment.
liable, on conviction thereof before a Magistrate, to undergo the remainder of his
original sentence.
Prisoner may be 10. If it appears fit to the Governor in Council, the Governor in Council may
banished again.
See Ord, 4 of
1871, sec. 4.) issue a new order of banishment against any person who has been convicted of an
offence against section 5 of this Ordinance, and such order shall commence to take
effect during or at the expiration of any term of imprisonment to which the prisoner
has been sentenced .
Prisoner return
ing after condi 11. If it appears fit to the Governor in Council, the Governor in Council may
tional pardon
and banishment issue an order of banishment against any person who has been convicted of an offence
inay be again
banished. against sections 7 or 9 of this Ordinance, and such order shall commence to take effect
during or at the expiration of any term of imprisonment to which the prisoner has been
sentenced.
Mendicaney 12. Any person convicted before a Magistrate of mendicancy in this Colony shall
forbidden.
be liable to a fine not exceeding five dollars, or in default thereof, to imprisonment,
with or without hard labour, not exceeding twenty-one days.
13. Any person who knowingly harbours or conceals in the Colony of Hongkong,
any person under sentence of banishment shall, on conviction thereof before a Magis
trate, be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty dollars, or in default of payment , to be
imprisoned , with or without hard labour, for any term not exceeding six months.
Repeal. 14. The following enactments are hereby repealed , viz.:-
Ordinance 14 of 1845 ,-Section 2 , sub-section 17, from the words " shall beg," to
the words " alms or," inclusive.
"" 9 of 1857, -All sections not previously repealed.
29 8 of 1858,-Sections 21 and 23, and sub- section 9 of section 28.
99 1 of 1860, -The whole.
39 9 of 1867, -Section 17.
39 16 of 1870,
99 4 of 1871 ,
The whole.
"" 5 of 1871,
99 4 of 1872,
Provided that such repeal shall not affect the past operation of any such enactment or
anything done or suffered thereunder.
Suspending 15. This Ordinance shall not come into operation until Her Majesty's confirma
clause.
tion thereof is proclaimed by the Governor.
[Confirmation never proclaimed: Repealed by Ordinance No. 4 of 1887. ]