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Enclosure 2.

REA DEC17

ATTORNEY GENERAL'S CHAMBERS,

Hongkong.1.9.th..October........191 7,

REPORT ON ORDINANCE No...24.....

1.

I have examined the accompanying Ordinance intituled

An Ordinance to amend the Liquors Consolidation Ordinance, 1911,

and I am of opinion that the Ordinance is one

which is not contrary to the

Governor's Instructions.

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2. The main object of this Ordinance is to prohibit the sale,

sept for cash, of intoxicating liquors to be consumed on any licensed

premises, unless such sale is to a resident at an hotel, or is of

liquor to be consumed at a bona fide meal at an hotel or restaurant.

3. The opportunity is taken to make two slight changes in the pro-

visions of the Liquors Consolidation Ordinance, 1911, relating to

import and export statements. One is to provide that import and

export statements relating to intoxicating liquor must be on a separate

form from all other returns so that it will not be possible to require