No. 24.
PROCLAMATION.
Bay
Governor.
By His Excellency Sir Frases Hesar May Knight Commuurder of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Salut George Governor and Commander- in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies and Vice-Admiral of the
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Whereas by the seconal section of the Military Stores (Exportation) Ordinance 1802 as amended by the Military Stores (Exportation) Ordinance 1014 it is enacted that it shall be lawful for the Governor by and with the alvice of the Executive Council by proclamation to prohibit for sucli period as may be therein mentioned to be expurteil from the Colony of Hongkong arms ammunition and gunpowder military aud naval stores and any articles which the Governor may julge aupable of being converted into ur inado. useful in increasing the quantity of military or naval stores provisions or any sort of victual which may be used as food by man or any or either of such arms ammunition gunpowder stores goods or articles respectively:
And whereas by the third section of the Military Stores (Exportation) Ordinance 1869 as enacted by the Military Stores (Exportation) Ordinancs 1914 it is provided that it shall be lawful for the Governor by and with the advice of the Executive Council by proclamation to prohibit for such period us may be therein mentioned the exportation of ll or any of the following articles naquely arms ammunition military and naval stores and any articles which the Governor shall jutge capable of being converted into or ninde used in increasing the quantity of arms ammunition or military or naval stores to any country or pince therein named whenever the Governor by and with the advice oforesaid shull judge such prohibition to be expedient in order to prevent such arms ammonition or military or naval stores being used against His Majesty's subjects or forces or against any forces engaged or which may be engaged in military or naval operations in co-opera- tion with His Majesty's forces 2
And wherous by the fourth section of the Military Stores (Exportation) Ordinance 1862 as reumaberell by the Military Stores (Exportation) Online 1914 it is enacted that the Governor may whilst any such proclamation is in force permit to be exported or to be water-borne to be so exported any particular articles or class of articles the export of which is probiliter by such proclamation to such persons and ou such terms and sule ject to such conditions and regulations if any as to die Governor muy seem fit and may at any time revoke or vary the terms of any such permission: