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HONG KONG

or 1948.

Mharams.

I assent.

Governor.

4th March, 1948.

An Ordinance to amend the Defences (Firing Areas) Ordinance,

1936.

[4th March, 1948].

Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows y

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Defences (Firing short side. Areas) Amendment Ordinance, 1948, and shall be read as nde with the Defences (Firing Areas) Ordinance, 1996, hereinafter Ordinance referred to as the principal Ordinance.

2.

No. 1 of

1936.

Section 2 of the principal Ordinance is hereby amended Amendment by the addition of the following definitions at the end thereof ---- of vection a

Commander, Kowloon Area

of the 19 means the officer for the time being in command of the Military Forces Ordinance.

principal stationed in Kowloon and the New Territories or the officer for the time being commanding Royal Artillery. Hong Kong.

3.

Aua Site "* includes any gun site on land within

the Colony or any gun sited upon any vessel or aircraft operating within the Colony or its territorial waters,

Section 8 of the principal Ordinance is hereby repealed Repeat and and replaced as follows:-

replacement of section 3

"Anchorised

Firing Areas. First Schedule.

3. Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance of the practice firing may take place from any gun site over principal all or any of the Firing Areas described in the First Ordinance. Schedule: Provided that when any vessel or aircraft is within danger in or over any such Firing Area, all firing within or over that area shall cease.