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HONG KONG.

No. 7 OF 1931.

I assent.

the

Governor.

2nd April, 1931.

An Ordinance to amend the law relating to

Deportation.

[2nd April, 1931.]

Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Deportation Short title. Amendment Ordinance, 1931.

2. Section 3 of the Deportation Ordinance, 1917, as Repeal of amended by sections 2 and 3 of the Deportation Amend- s. 3 of Ordi- ment Ordinance. 1929, and section 4 of the Deportation nance No. Ordinance, 1917, are repealed and the following sections 25 of 1917,

are substituted therefor :-

Deportation Order against an

alien.

Summary

procedure.

Deportation Order against an

as amended by ss. 2 and 3 of Ordinance No. 34 of

3.--(1) The Governor in Council may at any time summarily issue a deportation order 1929, and of against any person whom he finds to be an s. 4 of

Ordinance alien :-

No. 25 of

(a) if in the opinion of the Governor in 1917, and

Council he has been deported or of new

substitution banished from the United Kingdom, sections. from any British possession or from any territory which is under His Majesty's protection, or in respect of which a mandate is being exercised by the Government of any part of His Majesty's dominions; or (b) if the alien has been convicted in the

Colony of any offence; or

(c) in any special case not falling under paragraph (a) or (b) of this sub- section, if the Governor in Council deems it to be conducive to the public good to make summarily a deporta- tion order against the alien.

(2) The Governor in Council may also at any time issue a deportation order against any alien. Long person whom he finds to be an alien if upon procedure. any inquiry in the manner prescribed in sec- tion 3 A he is of opinion that the alien should be deported.

Deportation Order against alien. Schedule

Form No. 7A. Arrest,

detention

(3) Any deportation order issued under the provisions of this section may be in Form No. 7A in the Schedule.

3A. (1) The Governor may whenever it shall appear to him that there are reasonable and inquiry. grounds for inquiry as to whether any person should be deported, issue a warrant in Form No. 1 in the Schedule authorising the arrest of such person and his detention for a period not exceeding fourteen days.

Schedule Form No. 1.