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HONGKONG,
ANNO NONO
VICTORIA REGINÆ.
No. 10 of 1845.
By His Excellency Sir JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS, Baronet, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, with the advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.
AN ORDINANCE FOR THE NATURALIZATION OF ALIENS WITHIN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG AND ITS DEPENDENCIES.
[1st October, 1845.]
Title.
WHEREAS certain Aliens, Merchants and others, have hitherto become residents within the said Colony of Hongkong, and whereas it is probable that other Aliens may hereafter settle therein for the purposes of trade and to the advantage of the Colony, and it appears fitting and desirable to aid and encourage such persons; and whereas also, some of the said persons have applied to the said Governor that they should be naturalized:
Power to the
Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to encourage the settling of Aliens, and for the aid and assistance of those already settled, That it shall and may be lawful to and for the Governor of the said Colony, and his successors from time to time, and in all cases where he or they may deem it expedient, to grant Letters of Naturalization under the Seal of the Colony, to any person or persons being already settled, or who shall come to reside and settle therein, and that they respectively, having first duly taken and subscribed the Oath of Allegiance before a Magistrate of the said Colony, shall, under and by virtue of the said Letters, be to all intents and purposes fully and completely naturalized:
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From M: 2' Ahmada,
7 # January, 1853.
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HONGKONG,
ANNO NONO
VICTORIA REGINE.
No. 10 of 1845.
Y His Excellency Sir JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS, Baro-
net, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, Her Majesty's Plenipoten- tiary and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Sub- jects in China, with the advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.
AN ORDINANCE FOR THE NATURALIZATION OF ALIENS WITHIN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG AND ITS DEPENDENCIES.
[1st October, 1845.]
Title.
WHEREAS certain Aliens, Merchants and others, have Preamble. hitherto become residents within the said Colony of Hongkong, and whereas it is probable that other Aliens may hereafter settle therein for the purposes of trade and to the advantage of the Colony, and it appears fitting and desirable to aid and encourage such persons; and whereas also, some of the said persons have applied to the said Governor that they should be naturalized:
Power to the
Be it therefore enacted and ordained by his Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Governor of Hong- kong to grant Let- Council thereof, to encourage the settling of Aliens, and for ters of Naturaliza- the aid and assistance of those already settled, That it shall tion in certain cases, and may be lawful to and for the Governor of the said Colony, ferred thereby be- the privileges con- and his successors from time to time, and in all cases where ing limited to the he or they may deem it expedient, to grant Letters of Natu- said Colony. ralization under the Seal of the Colony, to any person or persons being already settled, or who shall come to reside and settle therein, and that they respectively, having first duly taken and subscribed the Oath of Allegiance before a Magis- trate of the said Colony, shall, under and by virtue of the said Letters, be to all intents and purposes fully and completely naturalized:
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