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No. 3.

PROCLAMATION.

Willem Robniz

Governor.

By His Excellency Sir WILLIAM ROBINSON, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same.

Whereas by section 1 of Ordinance No. 5 of 1895, entitled An Orlinance to enable the Governor in Council to restrict the immigration of Chinese into the Colony and for other purposes in connection therewith, it is enacted as follows:-

"Whenever the Governor in Council shall be satisfied that the bubonic plague, cholera, small-pox or such other disease as may from time to time be notified in the Gazette. is prevalent or exists in any other port or place, and that there is danger of the introduction of the same into the Colony unless measures are taken to prevent the influx of Chinese, the Governor in Council may from time to time by proclamation under his hand, published in the Gazette, prohibit or regulate the immigration or importation into the Colony of any Chinese from any such port or place for such time as he shall think fit, and may from time to time by notification in the Gazette renew or revoke such proclamation.”

And whereas the Governor in Council is satisfied that the bubonic plague is at present prevalent in the neighbouring port of Swatow, and that there is danger of the introduction of the same into this Colony unless measures are taken to prevent the influx of Chinese from the said port of Swatow.

Now, therefore, I, Sir WILLIAM ROBINSON, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, in pursuance of the powers vested in me in Council by the said section, do by this proclamation under my hand in Council prohibit from this date and until further notice the immigration or importation into this Colony of all Chinese from the maid port of Swatow.

By His Excellency's Cominand,

GOD SAVE The Queen.

119 Buck:

Acting Clerk of Councils.

Given at the Council Chamber, Victoria, Hongkong, this 30th day of April, 1895.