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HONG KONG

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I assent.

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Gocomer.

20th July, 1949.

An Ordinance "to amend the law for the Prevention of Corruption.

[80th July, 1948.]

Ba it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thersof:

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Prevention of Corruption Shan aids. Ordinance, 1948.

2. In this Ordinance-

Interpreta- tion.

"advantage" includes any office or dignity, and any for.

52 d sa Vict. bearance to demand any money or money's worth or valuable thing, 269, 1.7. and includes any aid, vote, consent, or influence, or pretended aid, vote, consent or influenne, and also includes any promise or procure- ment of or agreement or endeavour to procure, or the holding out of any expectation of any gift, loan, fee, reward, or advantage, as before defined;

"agent" includes a public servant and any person employed by or acting for another;

porate;

"consideration" includes valuable consideration of any kind; **person' includes a body of persons, corporate or unincor-

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"principal" includes an employer;

"public body" includen any executive, legislative, municipal or urban council, any Government department or undertaking, any local or publis authority or undertaking, sny board, commission committee or other body whether paid or unpaid appointed by the Governor of Government of Hong Kong or which has power to set under or for the purposes of any enactment in force in the Colony: