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Enclosure No. 2.

ATTORNEY GENERAL'S CHAMBERS,

Hong Kong.....13th July 192 8.

REPORT ON ORDINANCE No...........................................................of 192 8.

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1.

I have examined the accompanying Ordinance. intituled an Ordinance

to amend the Distress for Rent Ordinance, 1885, and I am of

opinion that the Ordinance is one which is not contrary to

the Governor's instructions.

2. The power of seizure given by the Distress for Rent

Ordinance, 1883, is a power to seize movable property found

in the apparent possession of the "person" from whom the rent

is claimed. The term "person" does not include a firm, and

it is therefore not possible to issue a distress warrant

against a firm in the firm name. This is inconvenient

because premises are often let to firms and the landlords

frequently do not know the names of the partners.

Section 2

of this Ordinance therefore amends section 15 of the principal

Ordinance so as to enable a distress warrant to be issued to

seize the goods of a firm. Section 3 of this Ordinance makes

a consequential amendment in section 16 of the principal

Ordinance.