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HONG KONG

No

10 of 1949.

I assent.

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31st March, 1949.

An Ordinance to amend the Gambling Ordinance, 1891.

[1st April, 1949.]

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

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Gambling Amendment Shore tide, Ordinance, 1949, and shall be read as one with the Gambling Ordinance Ordinance, 1891, hereinafter referred to as the principal Ordinance. No. a ot

1891,

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2. The principal Ordinance is hereby amended by the Addition of

section A addition of the following section, after section 9, as section 9A –

to the principal 9A. (1) A lottery promoted as an incident of an bedinance. entertainment to which this section applies, shall be (244 35 deemed not to be a lottery within the meaning of this Geo. 5. Ordinance if the permission of the Commissioner of $ 58,

5. 23.) Police, which permission may be granted or refused in his sole discretion, has been obtained in writing prior to the promotion of the lottery: Provided that the conditions specified in the next succeeding sub-section ahall be observed in connection with the promotion and conduct of the lottery.

(2) The conditions referred to in the preceding sub-section are that-