CO129-530-9 Deportation Amendment Ordinance- 1931 2-4-1931 - 14-12-1931 — Page 57

Enclosure No.2.

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ATTORNEY GENERAL'S CHAMBERS,

Hong Kong 2nd April, 1931

REPORT ON ORDINANCE No

7

of 1931.

1. I have examined the accompanying Ordinance. intituled an Ordinance to amend the law relating to Deportation, and I

an of opinion that the Ordinance is one which is not contrary

to the Governor's instructions.

2.

The object of this Ordinance is to amend the principal Ordinance (No. 25 of 1917) by reverting to the arrangement

adopted in the case of the previous principal Ordinance

(No. 9 of 1912), under which the provisions relating to deportation orders against British subjects were dealt with in a section separate from that which dealt with the deportation of aliens and to introduce special safeguards

This Ordinance also in the case of Eritish deportations.

amends the procedure in certain details as the result of

experience acquired in practice.

3.

Section 2 of this Ordinance repeals sections 3 and

4 of the principal Ordinance and substitutes new sections 3, 3A, 4, 4A, 4B and C. Of these the new section 3(1) (a) authorises the issue of summary orders against alien