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considered. 3 clubs and societies were exempted from registration by notice in the Gazette, while 23 were required to register. In one case permission to register was refused under section 4 of the Ordinance; 10 clubs were found to comprise less than 10 members and did not therefore come under the Ordinance. In the remaining 5 cases no action was taken and the clubs concerned voluntarily dissolved. One registered society which was considered undesirable was ordered to dissolve: the Sz Yap Society, found to have been closely connected for a long period with revolutionary politics in Canton.
ORDINANCES.
72. The chief Ordinances passed during the year which affected the Chinese were as follows:—
No. 12: The Protection of Women & Girls Amendment Ordinance, which is aimed at persons who harbour girls under 21 stolen from or enticed to leave their parents or guardians.
No. 18: The War Rate Ordinance, by which the rates on all houses were increased by 7%; the proceeds being given to the Imperial Government.
No. 23: The Boarding House Ordinance, which puts all classes of hotels, boarding houses and lodging houses for Chinese under the direct supervision and control of this office by a system of annual licences.
No. 25: The Deportation Ordinance, consolidating a number of Ordinances on the subject of deportation dating from 1911 to 1914.
No. 28: The Ferries Ordinance, which makes provision for the improvement of the ferry service to Yaumati and Shamshuipo.
No. 32: The Fire and Marine Insurance Companies Deposit Ordinance, which is designed to check "bubble" insurance companies.
GENERAL.
73. Under the terms of the Deportation Ordinance, 1914, reports were furnished on 162 suspects arrested by the Police under warrants of detention. The figure in 1916 was 272.
74. Reports were also furnished on numerous other criminals recommended by the Police for banishment on the expiration of their sentences who claimed to be Hongkong born.
75. There was no event calling for special comment during the year. The dullness of trade due to the lack of shipping was accentuated by the condition of Canton: but the general want of confidence resulted in business being conducted on a stricter basis, and failures were remarkably few. Comparatively little sympathy was shown with the "Provisional" Government of Canton, and that little appears to be dwindling: the suppression of the Sz Yap Society and the prosecution of two newspaper editors being the
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considered. 3 clubs and societies were exempted from registration by notice in the Gazette, while 23 were required to register. In one case permission to register was refused under section 4 of the Ordinance; 10 clubs were found to comprise less than 10 members and did not therefore come under the Ordinance. In the remain- ing 5 cases no action was taken and the clubs concerned voluntarily dissolved. One registered society which was considered undesir- able was ordered to dissolve: the Sz Yap Society, found to have been closely connected for a long period with revolutionary politics in Canton.
ORDINANCES.
72. The chief Ordinances passed during the year which affected the Chinese were as follows:—
No. 12: The Protection of Women & Girls Amendment Or- dinance, which is aimed at persons who harbour girls under 21 stolen from or enticed to leave their parents or guardians.
No. 18 The War Rate Ordinance, by which the rates on all houses were increased by 7%; the proceeds being given to the Imperial Government.
No. 23: The Boarding House Ordinance, which puts all classes of hotels, boarding houses and lodging houses for Chinese under the direct supervision and control of this office by a system of annual licences.
No. 25: The Deportation Ordinance, consolidating a number of Ordinances on the subject of deportation dating from 1911 to 1914.
No. 28 The Ferries Ordinance, which makes provision for the improvement of the ferry service to Yaumati and Shamshuipo.
No. 32: The Fire and Marine Insurance Companies Deposit Ordinance, which is designed to check "bubble" insurance companies.
GENERAL.
73. Under the terms of the Deportation Ordinance, 1914, reports were furnished on 162 suspects arrested by the Police under warrants of detention. The figure in 1916 was 272.
74. Reports were also furnished on numerous other criminals recommended by the Police for banishment on the expiration of their sentences who claimed to be Hongkong born.
75. There was no event calling for special comment during the year. The dulness of trade due to the lack of shipping was accentuated by the condition of Canton: but the general want of confidence resulted in business being conducted on a stricter basis, and failures were remarkably few. Comparatively little sympathy was shown with the "Provisional" Government of Canton, and that little appears to be dwindling: the suppression of the Sz Yap Society and the prosecution of two newspaper editors being the
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