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Amendment

of section

9.

Amendment

of section 11.

Amendment

of Bection 13.

Amendment

of section 14.

Repeal aud replace-

ment of

section 16.

Amendment

of section 16.

3. Section 9 of the principal Ordinance is amended by the deletion from the fourth and fifth lines of the words "the Governor and the public seal of the Colony or under the hand and seal of””.

4. Section 11 of the principal Ordinance is amended by the deletion from the fifth, sixth and seventh lines of the words "the Colonial Secretary for a licence under the hand of the Governor and the public seal of the Colony" and by the sub- stitution therefor of the following-

6.

"the Emigration Officer for a licence under his band".

Section 13 of the principal Ordinance is amended by the deletion from the first line of the word "Governor" and by the substitution therefor of the following-

B.

"Emigration Officer".

Section 14 of the principal Ordinance is amended by the deletion from the first line of the word "Governor" and by the substitution therefor of the following-

7.

**Emigration Officer".

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Section 15 of the principal Ordinance is repraled and replaced by the following

"15. The grant of a general, special or outport licence shall be in the absolute discretion of the Emigra- tion Officer'',

8. Section 16 of the principal Ordinance is amended-

(a) by the deletion from the second line of paragraph (d) of

the words "the Governor or";

(b) by the deletion from the third line of paragraph (d) of

the words "as the case may be".

Amendment

0.

of section

20.

Section 20 of the principal Ordinance is amended-

(a) in subsections (1) and (2) by the deletion wherever it occurs of the word "Governor' and by the substitution therefor of the following.

"Emigration Officer'';

(b) in subsection (4) by the deletion-

(i) from the first and second lines of the words "the

Governor or by";

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(ii) from the second and third lines of the words "the

Governor or";

(iii) from the third line of the words

be".

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10. The forms of general and special licence contained in the Amendment Eleventh Schedule are amended-

of Eleventh Schedule.

(a) by the deletion of the words **Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hong Kong and its Dependencies and Vice-Admiral of the same and by the substitution therefor of the following-

"Emigration Officer of the Colony of Hong Kong"; (b) by the deletion from the bottom right hand corner of the word "Governor" and by the substitution therefor of the following-

"Emigration Officer".

11. This Ordinance shall not come into operation until Her Suspending Majesty's confirmation of the same has been proclaimed in the clause. Colony by the Governor and thereafter it shall come into operation upon such day as the Governor shall by the same or any other proclamation appoint.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this 4th day of November, 1953.

Deputy

of Councils.