CO129-508-11 Copies of Ordinances and amendments with relating correspondence 17-12-1927 - 17-7-1928 — Page 42

Sir,

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SPEB 1928

ÜLÜFE

GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONGKONG. 3rd January, 1928.

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Enclosure No.1.

Enclosure No.2.

I have the honour to submit for the

signification of His Majesty's pleasure the following Ordinance intituled:-

An Ordinance to regulate the printing of newspapers and

the keeping and use of printing presses.

enclosed.

2.

3.

The usual report by the Attorney General is

The powers conferred by section 5 of the Ordinance may seem somewhat drastic, but I consider that they

are necessary in view of the danger of seditious and

communistic propaganda, one feature of which is the

distribution of intimidatory leaflets. The section is based on section 3 of Ordinance No.1 (Printing Presses) of the

Straits Settlements.

Joh

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient humble servant,

Cement

Governor, &c.

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

LIEUTENANT COLONEL L.C.M.S. AERY, M.P.

&c.,

&c.,

&c.

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