CO129-522-7 Liquor Amendment Ordinance- 1929 23-12-1929 - 27-12-1929 — Page 19

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HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

THE LIQUORS ORDINANCE.

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL moved the second reading of the Bill intituled "An Ordinance to amend the law relating to intoxicat- ing liquors."

THE COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded and the Bill was read a second time.

Council went into Committee to consider the Bill clause by

clause.

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. I should like to mention that there are several amendments I propose to move. The amendments are proposed in order not to obscure the distinction between the Government Analyst, who is the principal analyst in the service of the Government, and other analysts in Government employ. In clause 2, I propose that paragraph (a) be omitted and the following paragraph substituted:--

(a) by the deletion in paragraph (8) of the words "or the Government Analyst" and by the substitution therefor of the words "or of the Government Analyst or of any analyst in the employment of the Government."

THE COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded and the amendment was approved.

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.-In clause 12, in the tenth line of the proposed section 62A, I propose the deletion of "a Government Analyst" and the substitution of "the Government Analyst or any analyst in the employment of the Government."

THE COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded.

HON SIR HENRY POLLOCK.-Is there no Assistant Govern- ment Analyst?

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.-There are Assistant Government Analysts at least there is one and may be two. There is also a Monopoly Analyst.

HON. SIR HENRY POLLOCK.-Does the word "analyst" cover Assistant Government Analyst?

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.-The intention is to distinguish between the Government Analyst and other analysts in the employ- ment of the Government.

HON. SIR HENRY POLLOCK.-The term analyst employed by the Government, is not intended to cover any casual outside person?

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