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The particular case of the hostels of the University of

Hongkong were dealt with by the Rating Amendment Ordinance, 1915,

and that Ordinance is now repealed by the present Ordinance.

The Ordinance has already been approved by the Secretary

of State in his despatch of the 30th December, 1916.

It will be seen that the Ordinance as passed differs in one

point from the draft which was submitted to the Secretary of

State.

That draft purported to add a sub-section (4) to sec-

tion 39 of the Rating Ordinance, 1901, but did not repeal the

sub-section (4) which had been added to that section by the Ra-

That omission has been rec-

ting Amendment Ordinance, 1915.

tified in the Ordinance as passed.

In my opinion this is an Ordinance to which His Excellency

the Governor may properly assent in the name of His Majesty and

on His behalf.

Attorney General,

5th April, 1917.

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