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11. The decision of the Governor in Council as to whether under the provisions of this Ordinance an order for the surrender of any person can lawfully be, or should be, made or as to the surrender of any person shall be final and conclusive for all purposes whatsoever.

12. (1) Any collaborator who, within six months from the day on which the order for the surrender of auch collaborator was signed, enters into or is found in the Colony without a permit issued by or on behalf of the Governor authorising his presence in the Colony, may be arrested without warrant by any officer of police and detained in police custody until the Governor's pleasure be known),

(2) The Governor may, if he considers it desirable, make an order for the surrender to a Chinese authority of any collaborator to which this section applies and may in any event order the detention of such collaborator for a period noi exceeding twenty-one days (pending further investigation) in such custody as he may specify.

(8) The Governor may from time to time by warrant authorise the detention of a person already in custody for a further period of seven days from the date of the expiration of the previous warrant, provided that the Governor is satisfied that the said person ought to be detained în order that further inquiry may be maite or the arrangements for surrender completed,

(4) Any arrest effected under sub-section (1) of this section shall be reported by the Commissioner of Police to the Colonial Secretary not later than 48 hours after such arrest was made.

13. Nothing in this Ordinance shall be construed as derogating from any authority to order the surrender of a fugitive criminal under the provisions of the Chinese Extra- dition Ordinance, 1889, or to order the deportation of any ation under the provisions of the Deportation of Aliens Ordinance, 1935.

14. This Ordinance shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st May, 1947, and shall continue in force until the 31st October, 1947: Provided that the expiration of this Ordinance shall not affect the validity of any warrant or order made hereunder and that any proceedings (including any warrant, order or stop authorised to be made, issued or taken hereunder pursuant or subsequent to or consequent upon any such first-mentioned warrant or order) may be instituted continued or enforced in like manner and with the like effect and validity as if this Ordinance had not expired.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this 10th day of July, 1947.

Alastair Rock!

Deputy Clerk of Councils.

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SCHEDULE

FORM NO. 1

(S. 3]

Farm No. 1.

The Chinese Collaborators (Surrender) Ordinance, 1947, ORDER FOR SURRENDER

COUNCIL CHAMBER, VICTORIA, in the Colony of HONG KONG the

day of

1947. WHEREAS the following Chinese authority, namely

has by application to the Governor in Council requested that

should be surrendered under the provisions of the Chinese Collaborators (Surrender) Ordinance, 1947.

AND WHEREAS it appears to the Governor in Council that the spid

should be so surrenderoll;

The Governor in Council doth hereby by virtue of the said Ordinance order that the above named person be surrendered to the above mentioned Chiness wothority or to any delegate of such authority recognised by the Governor.

This Order is roade under section 3 of the Chinese Collaborators (Surrender) Ordinance, 1947.

FORM NO. 2

Clerk of Councils,

[8. 4 (1)]

1

Four No. 8.

The Chinese Collaborators (Surrender) Ordinance, 1947,

WARRANT FOR ARREST AND DETENTION

Hong Kour.

To the Commissioner of Police and to each and all of the police officers of the Colony and to the Superintendent of Prisons.

WHEREAS it has been made to appear to me that there are reasonable grounds for inquiry as to whether

should be surrendered under the provisions of the Chinese Collaboratore (Surrandor) Ordinance, 1947, and that the detention of the above named person is desirable:

These are therefore to command you to arrest the said

and to detain him for a period of fourteen days from the day on which he is arrested, including the day of arrest,

DATED the

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day of

Governor.

1947.

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