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No. 40 of 1899.

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of 16 FEB 0:

An Ordinance to provide for the summoning of Chinese before

the Registrar General.

LS

Henry A. Blake,

Governor.

(30th December, 1899).

Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the ad- vice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows

1.-

This Ordinance may be cited as The Summoning

of Chinese Ordinance, 1899.

2.- (i.) The Governor may at any time direct the Registrar General to enquire into and report as to

any matter which is connected with the New Terri-

tories as defined by section 2 of Ordinance No. 12

of 1899, if such matter exclusively concerns persons

of Chinese race, whether British subjects or other-

wise,

(ii) It shall be lawful for the Registrar Gen-

eral to summon in writing under his hand and seal

any person of Chinese race (whether British subject

or otherwise) who appears to him to be able to give

information regarding any matter into which the Re-

gistrar General is directed by the Governor to en-

quire, resiting in the summons the subject of the

enquiry.

3.-

Every person so summoned shall be legally

bound to attend before the Registrar General at the

time and the place specified in such summons and to

answer truthfully all questions which the Registrar

General may put to him relating to the matter under

enquiry, and to produce, if required by him, to the

Registrar General or to some person deputed by him

for the purpose, any books, documents, or other writ-

ten matter pertinent to the enquiry, and to permit

Short title.

Power to sum- mon per- son for examin- ation.

Person summon- ed bound to at- tend &

answer.

the