1939-HKRS29-8-10_Part01 — Page 10

No. 6.

PROCLAMATION.

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By His Excellency Sir GEOFFRY ÁLEXANDER STAFFORD NORTHCOTE, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hong Kong and its Dependencies und Vice-Admiral of the same.

WHEREAS by section 3 of the Chinese Passengers Act, 1855, it is enacted that it shall be lawful for the Governor of Hong Kong by proclamation for the purposes of the said Act among other things to declare what shall be deemed to be the duration of the voyage of any Chinese passenger ship:

AND WHEREAS by section 2 of the Asiatic Emigration Ordinance, 1915, it is enacted that in the said Ordinance the

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term long voyage means any voyage within the meaning of the said Act which is declared by proclamation by the Governor to be a voyage of more than 30 days duration and that the lerm short voyage means any voyage within the meaning of the said Act of more than 7 days duration but not exceeding 30 days duration and any other voyage which may be declared by proclamation by the Governor to be a short voyage:

AND WHEREAS it is expedient that the proclamation issued in pursuance of the aforesaid powers on the let day of December, 1916, be further amended as hercinafter appears:

NOW THEREFORE I Sir GEOFFRY ÅLEXANDER STAFFORD NORTHCOTE, Knight Commander of the Most Dis tinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hong Kong and its dependencies and Vice-Admiral of the same, do hereby by this proclamation declare that for the purposes of the said Act and the said Ordinance the voyage of any ship from Houg Kong or from any port în China or within 100 miles of the coast thereof to the port of Saigon in French Indo-China shall be deemed to be a short voyage of more than 7 days duration but not exceeding 30 days duration.

Given under my hand and the Public Seal of the Colony at Victoria Hong Kong this eighth day of July, 1939.

Published by His Excellency's Command.

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GOD SAVE THE KINO.

Colonial Secretary.