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A BILL

[No. 18-11.7.13.-1.]

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An Ordinance to amend the Deportation Ordi-

nances, 1912-1913.

Be it enacted by the Governor of the Colony of Hong- kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

1. This Ordinuce may be cited as the Deportation Short tille. Ordinance (No. 2), 1913, and shall be read und construed as one with the Deportation Ordinance, 1912, and the Ordinances amending the same, and this Ordinance and the said Ordinances may be cited together as the Deporta- tion Ordinances, 1912-1913.

2. Section 3 of the Deportation Ordinance, 1912, as Amendment enacted by section 2 of the Deportation Ordinance, 1913, is of section hereby amended as follows :-

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Deportation Onlinance,

(4.) by re-numbering sub-sections (1), (2) and (3) 1912.

as sub-sections (2), (3) and (4) respectively; (6.) by the addition of the following new sub-

section (1):-

(1.)—(a.) The Governor-in-Coumeil may Deportation

born in the

at any time by an unanimous resolution passed of persons at any meeting thereof declare that say person Colony but who was born in the Colony of parents neither not of of whom were British subjects is dangerous to British the pence and good order of the Colony and parentage. that such person shall be prohibited from resid- ing or being in the Colony either for his life or for any specified period as may be determined by and expressed in such resolution and there- upon the Governor may by order nuder his hand and seal summarily issue a Deportation Order against such person: provided that the provisions of this sub-section shall not apply to any person who has obtained a certifiente of his British birth.

in New

(b.) The Governor-in-Council may at any Deportation time by an unanimous resolution passed at any of persons ncoting thereof declare that any person who natives of was a native of or resident in the New Territor or resident ies of the Colony or in New Kowloon on the Territories 9th day of June, 1898, is dangerous to the at date of peace and good order of the Colony and that lease. such person shall be probibited from residing or being in the Colony either for his life or for any specified period as may be determined by and expressed in such resolution and thereupon the Governor way by order under his hand and seal summarily issue a Deportation Order against such person.

(c.) Every Deportation Order issued under Summary the provisions of this sub-section shall be forth- Deportation with reported to the Secretary of State.”

Objects and Reusons.

The object of this Bill is to add to the powers of depor- tation, which already exist under the local law, additional powers to deport two classes of persons with whom it is impossible to deal in any way under the present enact-

ments.

The first class consists of persons who although born in the Colony are not of British parentage on either side und who have not obtained a cortificate of British birth.

The second class comprises persons who were natives of or resident in the New Territories or New Kowloon at the date when the lease of these New Territories was granted.

In both these cases the power of deportation proposed to be given is vested in the Governor-in-Council and cap- able of being effected only by unanimous resolution.

It is also laid down that every Deportation Order issued under the new powers must be forthwith reported to the Secretary of State.

Joux A. BUCKNILL,

Attorney General,

Order under

this sub

section to be reported to

the Secretary

of State.

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