No. 5.
4.
PROCLAMATION.
Black
Major Gimeral,
Officer Administering the Government.
By His Excellency Major-General Wingose BLACK, Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Officer Administering the Government, and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hong- kong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same.
Whereas, by Regulation No. 1 of the Quarantine Regulations made by the Governor in Council on the 18th day of March. 1897, under section 25 of Ordinance No. 26 of 1891, it is provided that the term "port or place at which any infectious or contagious disease prevailed" means a port or place proclaimed to be such by Order of the Governor in Council, published in the Gazette, from the date of such proclamation.
And whereas the said Quarantine Regulations were duly notified to take effect as from the lak day of May, 1897.
And whereas the Officer Administering the Government in Council has ordered that Amoy should be proclaimed a port or place at which an infections or contagious disease prevails,
Now, therefore, 1. Major-General WILSONE BLACK, Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Officer Administering the Government, and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, do, hereby, with the advice of the Executive Council, proclaim that Amoy is a port of place at which an infections or contagious disease prevails.
By His Excellency's Command,
GOD SAVE Tus Queen.
9.7. Khale
Clerk of Councils.
Given at Government House, Victoria, Hongkong, this 4th day of June, 1898.