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No. 28.

PROCLAMATION,

Amag

Comemor

By His Excellency Sir Francis Hosey May Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George Governor and Commander- in-Chief of the Colony of Flongkong and its Dependencies and Vice-Adraisal of the

same:

Whereas by the second section of the. Military Stores (Exportation Ordinance 1862 as amended by the Military Stores (Exportation) Ordinance 1014 it is enacted than it hall be lawful for the Governor by and with the advice of the Executive Commucil by proclamation to prohibit for much period as may be therein mentioned to be exported from the Colony of Hongkong ams aamunition ani gunpowder military and naval stores and any articles which the Governor may judge capable of being converted into or made useful in increasing the quantity of military or naval stores provisions or any sort of victual which may be used us 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 enneted by the Military Stores (Exportation) Ordinance 1914 it is provided that it shall be lawful for the Governor by and with the advice of the Executive Council by proclamation to probibu for such period as may be therein mentioned the exportation of all or any of the following articles namely arms ammunition military and naval stores and any articles which the Governor shall judge cupable of being converted into or made useful in increasing the quantity of arma alumiinition or military or naval stores to any country or place therein named whenever the Governor by and with the advice aforesaid shall judge such prohibition to be expedient in order to prevent such arms munition 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 :

And whereas by the fourth section of the Military Stores (Exportation) Ordiunuce 1862 as renumbered by the Military Stores (Exportation Ordinance 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 prohibited by such proclamation to such persons and on such terms and sub- ject to such conditions and regulations if any as to the Governor may seem fit aurl may at any time revoke or vary the terms of any sich permission: