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Enclosure 2.

ATTORNEY GENERAL'S CHAMBERS,

Hong Kong

18th December, 193 1

REPORT ON ORDINANCE No

40

of 1931 ·

73203/30 (25) 83203/31 (15)

1. I have examined the accompanying Ordinance. intituled an

Ordinance to make provision for the taxation of bets on

authorised totalisators or pari-mutuels and on

contributions or subscriptions towards authorised cash-

sweeps, and I am of opinion that the Ordinance is one

which is not contrary to the Governor's instructions.

2. The object of this Ordinance is stated in its long

title.

3.

4.

In the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay

States a similar object has been effected by amendment to

the Stamp Ordinance and Stamp Enactment respectively.

In Ceylon a special Ordinance, the Betting on Horse-

racing (Taxation) Ordinance, 1930, has been preferred.

Section 2 of this Ordinance replaces section 18 of

the Gambling Ordinance, 1891, as enacted by the Gambling

Amendment Ordinance, 1930, which dealt with club

sweepstakes. In this Ordinance the word "cash-sweep",

which is the name usually employed in the colony for

subscriptions towards cash prizes to the holders of

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