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"District Court" means the District Court of Hong Kong:

"District Judge" means a judge of the District Court:

"document" means any publication and any matter written, expressed or described upon any substance by means of letters, characters, figures or marks, or by more than one of these means; "Executive Council" means the Executive Council of Hong Kong, "export" means to take out or cause to be taken out of the Colony by

air, land or water;

"Financial Secretary" means the Financial Secretary of Hong Kong and

the Deputy Financial Secretary;

"financial year" means the period from the 1st day of April in any year to the 31st day of March in the immediately succeeding year. both days inclusive;

"Gazette" men-

(a) the Hong Kong Government Gazette and any supplement

thereto;

(6) the Hong Kong (British Military Administration) Gazette published on or between the 12th day of October, 1945 and the 1st day of May, 1946; and

(e) any Special Gazette or Gazette Extraordinary; "Government" means the Government of Hong Kong: "Government Printer" means the Government Printer of Hong Kong and any other printer authorized by or on behalf of the Governor to print any Ordinance or any other document of the Government;

"Governor" means—

(a) the Governor of Hong Kong,

(b) any officer for the time being administering the Government; (c) to the extent to which a deputy to the Governor is authorized to perform on behalf of the Governor any functions of the Governor, the Deputy to the Governor; and

(d) where the Governor of Hong Kong is not intended, the Governor-General, Governor, administrator or other officer for the time being administering the government of any British possession:

"Governor in Council", "Governor in Executive Council" and "Governor with the advice of the Executive Council" mean the Governor acting after consultation with the Executive Council in accordance with Royal Instructions but not necessarily in such Council assembled; "barbour" means the waters of the Colony within the boundaries

specified in the Third Schedule;

"health officer" means-

(a) the Director and any Deputy Director, Senior Assistant Director and Assistant Director of Medical and Health Services:

(8) any person appointed as a health officer by the Governor; and (c) any person for the time being performing the duties of a health

officer under any Ordinance:

"immovable property" means-

(a) land, whether covered by water or not;

(b) any estate, right, interest or easement in or over any land; and (c) things attached to land or permanently fastened to anything

attached to land:

"imperial enactment" means

(a) any Act;

(b) any Order in Council;

(e) any Letters Patent or Royal Instructions; and

(d) any rule, regulation, proclamation, order, notice, ruk of court, by-law or other instrument made under or by virtue of any Act. Order in Council, Letters Patent or Royal Instructions; "import" means to bring or cause to be brought into the Colony by

air, land or water;

"infant" and "minor" mean a person who has not attained the age of

twenty-one years;

"instrument" includes any publication in the Gazette having legal effect; "judge" means the Chief Justice and any other judge of the Supreme

Court;

"justice" and "justice of the peace" mean a person appointed to be a justice of the peace for the Colony either by the Governor or by or under any Ordinance:

Thind Schedule.