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(n)

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s.10 of the Act is omitted as it seemed unnecessary

in Hongkong.

s.12 of the Act is omitted as we have no "penal servi-

tude" here.

For the same reason "penal servitude"

in the Act appears as "imprisonment" in the

throughout.

(p) 88.13 and 14 of the Act are omitted.

(a) 9.16(2) (c) and (d) are omitted.

Ordinance

(r)

8.18(3) of the Act is omitted.

(e)

2. .19(2) of the Act is altered in s.17 (2) of the Ordi-

nance.

(t)

s.18 of the Ordinance improves the form of 8.44 of

Ordinance .4 of 1665, which had been truncated by

Ordinance T. 17 of 1919.

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s.19 of the ordinance makes an amendment which is con-

(u)

sequential on a repeal in the schedule.

(v)

ss.21 and 22 of the Act are omitted.

5.

Chops are wooden blocks used universally by Chinese firms

for the purpose of authenticating contracts and other commercial

documents. The Chinese attach much importance to their chops.

The term has been included in the definition of "die" in s.2(1)

(D). Section 7(4) (b) of the Ordinance was suggested in the

first instance by a case in which an employee of a ship had had

made a false chop by means of which he proposed to conceal a

Beries of fraude which he intended to commit upon his employer.

He appeared to have committed no offence under the law in force

at the time.

6.

By the repeal of paragraph 13 of the third schedule to the

Magistrates Ordinance, 1890, magistrates are given Jurisdiction

in forgery generally, except where the maximum imprisonment is

for life.