HONG KONG.
No. 31 or 1917.
I assent.
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"Officer Administering the Government.
11th July, 1947.
An Ordinance to provide for the surrender of subjects of China who, during the war period, have, in China, collaborated with the Japanese.
[31th July, 1947.
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Chinese Col- laborators (Surrender) Ordinance, 1947.
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2. In this Ordinance unless the context otherwise Interprata- requires-
"China" includes any territory which, at the time of the commission of the act in respect of which an order for surrender is made, was, in this opinion of the Governor. recognised by His Majesty' Government as forming part of the Republic of China.
"Chinese authority" means any person considered by the Governor to represent in the Colony, or in any place within the territory of the Republic of China, the Government recognised by His Majesty's Government as the lawful Government of the Republic of Chinn, or to represent in nay sinch place aforesaid the Head of such Government.
"Chinese national" means a person having, in the opinion of the Governor, Chinese nationality at the time of the act in respect of which an order for surrender is made but shall not include any person who was at such time or is now a British subject
"Collaborator" mcans a Chinese national for whose surrender an order has been made under this Ordinance.
"Enemy" means the Japanese State and any person ar body of persons or authority Rating or purporting to act or to be established under the authority of or in association with ench State.
"Territory of the Republic of China" means the territory which, in the opinion of the Governor, is recognised fromu
tion.
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