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C.5.0. No. 70 8

1902

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PROCLAMATION.

M.J. Gascoigs

Midjor Geneval

Officer Administering the Government.

By His Excellency Major-General Się William Jeans Gascoions, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michard and Saint George, Officer Administering the Government ant Comraander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the

BUNE.

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Whereas, by Regulation No. 1 of the thamarantipe Regulations made by the Governor in Council on the 17th day of June, 1991, muder section 25 of Ordiríance No. 26 of 1891, it is provided that the port or place at which any infectious or contagions disease pravnited" means a port or place procluited to be such by Order of the Governor in Council, published in the Fazette, from the date of such Pwclamation ;

And whereas the said Quarantino Regulations were duly notified to take effect us from the 20th day of June, 1901;

And whereas the Officer Administering the Government in Council has ordered that Shanghai should be proclaimed as a port or place at which an infections or contagious lisense prevails ;

Now, therefore, T, Sir WILLIAM JULies Gascotaxe, Knight Commander of the Most Distin- guished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Officer Administering the Government, and Con- mander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dopen-lensics, and Vice Admiral of the same, do hereby, with the advice of the Executive Council, proclaim that Shanghai is a port or place at which an infections or contagious discuse prevails.

By His Excellency's Command,

Colescind Secretary.

God Save The King.

Given at Government House, Victoria, Hongkong, this 22nd day of March, 1902,