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(Cap. 181) provisions of the Societies Ordinance, shall be deemed not to be a lottery within the meaning of this Ordinance if the permission in writing of the Commissioner of Police has been obtained prior to its promotion. Such permission may be granted or refused in the sole discretion of the Commissioner of Police, and he may endorse on his written per- mission such further conditions as he may think fit.":

(b) by the addition after paragraph (4) of subsection (2)

of the following new paragraphs-

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"(e) the games shall be played only on such days

and at such times as may be prescribed in the ; written permission of the Commissioner of Police;

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() proper accounts to the satisfaction of the Com- missioner of Police shall be kept and shall be available for inspection at all times.

(g) a responsible member of the committee or management of a society shall be present at all times whilst the game is being played, and he shall personally sign a statement of account showing the amounts of money received and paid out as paces during the session at which he was in attendance;

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(h) special staff shall not be employed for the purpose

of promoting or conducting the game."

Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this 6th day of July, 1955-

(Secretariat 46/3231/50)

Dapuly Clerk of Councils.

HONG KONG

No. 27 or 1055.

1 assent.

Мациками.

7th July, 1955.

An Ordinance further to amend the Land Transactions (Enemy

Occupation) Ordinance, Chapter 256.

[8th July, 1955-]

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 Land Transactions Short title. (Enemy Occupation) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1955.

2. Section 3 of the Land Transactions (Enemy Occupation) Amendment Ordinance (hereinafter referred to as the principal Ordinance) is section 3. (Cap. 256). amended by the deletion from subsection (2) of the words "seven years" and the substitution therefor of the following-

"eight years",