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Me Expediria of amendments in the

propired hew Ordinance. Peut I subie,

with great respect,

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reconcrued that

I should be authorized & try it before

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The Legislative Council; and that, when

passed, it should be groin a fair tual.

during

a

be

Eufficient period of time.

I have the hour to be,

My Lord,

Form Lordship's Reach Obedient

Fumble Dewant.

5. Bowen

registration

Vic

licensing

Samitang

Enclosure. I

A BILL

ENTITLED

"The Contagious Diseases Ordinance 1883."

BE it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the

advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

1. This Ordinance may be cited as "The Coutagious Diseases Ordinance 1883."

2. In this Ordinance :---

The expression "contagious disease" disease including gonorrhoea.

This ordivance 85

keems to be too sever

Preambie.

Short Bla

on the Prostitutes

themselves - it is the birthed Keeper!

Interpretation

of terms

means venereal

"Contagious

The expression "Superintendent of Police" means the Captain Superintendent of Police or Deputy Superintendent.

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The words "housebolder" and "< agent' mean 2 householder and his accredited agent as defined by The Victoria Registration Ordinance 1866," The expression "keeper of a registered brothel " includes the registered keeper of a registered bro- thel and any person appointed by a keeper during his absence.

The expression "keeper of an unregistered brothel " includes the tenant of the house or part of the house, as the case may be, wherein the same shall he kept.

The expression "inmate of a registered brothel " means

any female residing in such brothel.

The expression "brothel" means any house or part of a house in which two or more women reside or which they frequent for the purpose of prostitution.

3. This Ordinance shall not come into operation until Her Majesty's confirmation thereof shall have been pro- claimed in this Colony by the Governor.

4. Ordinances 10 of 1867 and 2 of 1876 are hereby repealed, but such repeal shall not affect the validity or invalidity of anything done or suffered before the commence- ment of this Ordinance and shall not apply to or in respect of any offence, net or thing committed or done or omitted before the commencement of this Ordinance and every such offence, act or thing shall after and notwithstanding the Commencement of his Ordinance have the same conse- quences and effect in all respects as if this Ordinance had not been passed.

5. Appointments to offices made under Ordinance 10 of 1867 shall be deemed to be appointments made under this Ordinance.

6. The Registrar General may permit any person whom in his discretion he thinks fit to keep a registered brothel, and may at any time at his discretion, cancel or suspend such permission and cancel any registration made in pur- suance of such permission.

7. No brothel shall be registered until it has been in- spected and approved by a Visiting Surgeon, who shall also certify the number of inmates it can accommodate,

8. The Registrar General shall keep registers shewing:-

(1.) The name and address of every keeper of a re-

gistered brothel.

(2.) The address of every house whereof the whole or any part shall be recupied or used as a registered brothel.

(3.) The name and address of the houscholder of every such house or of the tenant of every part of such house.

(4.) The names, ages, and dates of entry of all regis-

tered inmates.

9. Every keeper of a registered brothel shall cause a list of the names and ages of the inmates thereof in the English language and also in such other language as the Registrar General may direct to be affixed in some conspi- cuona place in such brothel, and no woman shall be permitted to remain in a registered brothel until she has appeared at the Registrar General's Office and been duly registered: and the absence of any inmonte for 24 hours must be reported by the keeper to the Registrar General.

disenan.“

tendent of

*Saporin-

Police"

"House haider and

*agens,”

"Kooper of a registered Urnthal,"

"Keeper of an unregistered brothel."

**Keente DÊ M registered

bruthat."

Meaning of Form "brothel."

Suspending elacet.

Bepest of Oralucer

10 of 1867 and 2 of 1876.

Continuanc

of appoint.

ments.

Registrar General may grant certi este of engin tration.

Vhithig Bergeon ta sypives houss

Registror Genealo

Leap pagaters.

Keeper of

reghiered

brothel to exhibit in 19

nonepicaque

placi a list of incom.

who are the Sixmen

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