intituled an Ordinance to regulate the printing of Books and Papers, and the Keeping of Printing Presses within the Colony of Hongkong, the motive of my predecessor in passing this law seems to have been a desire to furnish the Colonial Government with a complete knowledge of the persons engaged in printing and publishing, and their respective abodes. As no specific acts, however, are prohibited, it may be presumed that the Law of England in relation to the Press is intended to be executed. I contemplate proposing to the Legislative Council to repeal this enactment by another one more maturely considered, the Law of England being in full force in this Colony, (as declared in Ordinance No.15 of 1844.) with such modifications regarding the Press as it may be necessary to establish by local Ordinances.
Your Lordship's Despatch dated July 12, 1823, conveyed Her Majesty's approval of Ordinance No. 5 for the Registration of Real Property in Hongkong. In a letter of the following November, I explained the motives which led to the temporary postponement of the publication of this approval; but the present being a convenient occasion for the same, a Proclamation has been issued with the others already noted.
On the first receipt of Your Lordship's despatch under reply, I brought to the notice of the Legislative Council the objectionable points of Ordinance No. 5, intituled an Ordinance for the preservation of good order and cleanliness within the Colony of Hongkong, and engaged the assistance
intituled an Ordinance to regulate the printing of Books and Papers, and the Keeping of Rinting Presses within the Colory of Hongkong, the anslive of my predecessor in passing this law scams to have been a desire to furnish the Colonial lovemment with a complete knowledge of the persons engaged in printing and "publishing, and their respective abodes. As no specific acts, however, are prohibita, it may be presumed that the Law of England in relation to the Press intended to be executed. I contemplate proposing to the Legislative Council to repeal this enactment by another one more m maturely considered, the Law
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Ordinance No. 5, intituled an Ordinance
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