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1 on board in passengers Hong Kong, but in order to evade the Act take out a fraudulent clearance for Macao, it would be for the Authorities of Hong Kong to consider whether the proof of fraud is sufficient to justify them in detaining the ship before she gets beyond the Colonial Jurisdiction and to ensure success in legal proceedings against her. When she has once left the Colony she is beyond the power of arrest until she comes again within British jurisdiction.

60. In the "Levant" case, the Attorney General were satisfied that there were sufficient grounds to go ahead, and accordingly the proceedings in that case were instituted, and the ship was seized. It may be that the proceedings will lead to the effectual result expected, whatever vindication of the law which the owner of that ship has sought to evade by the course this adopted. But whatever the result may be, it may be expected to deter Foreign Owners or Masters from attempting to take passengers on board in Hong Kong unless they are prepared to comply with the Chinese Passengers Act.

7. Before closing this

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