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These two Ordinances were for the purpose of modifying certain provisions of the Orders in Council, and of adapting the provisions of the said Orders to the circumstances of the Colony.
The Holts Wharf, (No. 3).
The Mercantile Bank note issue, (No. 26).
The St. Joseph's College incorporation, (No. 27).
These are private enactments. The object of the first one was to give the Governor in Council power to make by-laws for the maintenance of order and safety in the conduct of the business carried on at Holts Wharf, while the second one was passed to extend the period in which the Mercantile Bank of India was empowered to make, issue, re-issue and circulate bank notes. The object of the third was to incorporate the Christian Brothers School in Hongkong known as St. Joseph's College.
The Custodian, (No. 6)--The object of which was to make it clear that property, rights and powers vested in, or conferred upon, any holder of the office of custodian passed to his successors in office.
The Stamp, (No. 8)--The objects of this ordinance were (a) to increase the revenue from stamp duties (b) to facilitate the collection of these duties and prevent evasion, and (c) to correct various defects in the law which had long been known to exist.
The Maintenance Orders (Facilities for Enforcement), (No. 9)--The object being to facilitate the enforcement in the Colony of maintenance orders made in England or Ireland and vice versâ.
The Criminal Procedure, (No. 10)--The object of this ordinance was to effect several improvements in the criminal procedure of the Supreme Court.
The Non-Ferrous Metal Industry, (No. 11)--This was to repeal the Non-Ferrous Metal Industry Ordinance, 1919. It was recognised that the licence system introduced was of no practical use in Hongkong, which, as regards the metal industry, was a trans-shipping centre and not a producing country.
The Companies, (No. 12)--The object of this ordinance was to introduce into the Companies Ordinances, 1911-1915, some amendments which experience had shown to be advisable, and to bring the law of the Colony into conformity with the China (Companies) Amendment Order in Council, 1919.
The Rents, (No. 13)--The object of this ordinance was to protect the tenants of domestic tenements from unreasonable increase in rental and from arbitrary termination of their tenancies.