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A BILL

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[No. 7-25.5.16.—1.J

An Ordinance to amend further the Alien

Enemies (Winding up) Ordinance, 1914.

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

No. 28 and

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Alien Enemies Short title- (Winding up) Amendment Ordinance, 1916, and shall be and con. read and construed as one with the Alien Enemies (Wind- struction. ing up) Ordinance, 1914, hereinafter called the principal Ordinances Ordinance, and with the Alien Enemies (Winding up) 30 of 1914 Amendment Ordinance, 1914, and with the Alien Enemies ankl 11 of (Winding up) Amendment Ordinance, 1915, and the said 1913. Ordinances and this Ordinance may be cited together as the Alien Enemies (Winding up) Ordinances, 1914 to 1916.

2. In the Alien Enemies (Winding up) Ordinances, Interpreta- 1914 to 1916:-

"Legal proveeding" includes an arbitration, and refer- ences to the bringing of legal proceedings against any persons shall in the case of arbitrations be construed as referring to the commencement of arbitrations to which ancli persons would he parties.

-Person", except so far as relates to the imposition of the penalty of imprisonment, includes every associa tion of persons and organisation.

tion.

3. Section 4 of the Alien Enemies (Winding up) Ordi- Amendment nance, 1915, is amended by the insertion of the words of Ordinance

No. 11 of **or on account of any similar reason" at the end thereof. 1915, s. 4.

of Ordinance

4. Section 5 of the Alien Enomies (Winding ap) Ordi- Amendment unnce. 1915, is amended by the insertion of the words "or No. 11 of other legal proceeding" between the word "action" and 1915, s. 5. the word "brought" in the third line thereof, and by the addition of the words "or oa account of any similar reason" at the end thereof,

5.-(1.) The power of appointing a liquidator conferred Power to on the Governor by section 5 of the principal Ordinance appoint a

Liquidator shall be deemed to include and at all times to have inclnded in certain the following powers:-

special caees. (n.) Power to appoint a liquidator of the trade or personal affairs of any ation enemy whether such alien oneway has ever been in the Colony

or not.

(b) Power to appoint a liquidator of the trade or personal affairs of any person, any of the pro- perty of whom was for suy purpose whatsoever in the possession custody or control of any person whose trade or personal affairs a liqui dator has been appointed to wind up.

(c.) Power to appoint a liquidator of the estate of

any deceased alien enemy.

(d) Power to appoint a liquidator of the estate of any decoased person of whose estate an alieu onemy is executor or administrator.

(e) Power to appoint a liquidator of the trade or personal affairs of soy person who is or at any Fime since the outbreak of war bue been a partner or a joint owner or an owner in common with any alien anemy,