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HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

IMPORTATION

AND EXPORTATION ORDINANCE,

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1932.

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL moved the first reading of a Bill intituled "An Ordinance to amend the Importation and Exportation Ordinance 1932.” He said. This is a Bill which will enable the Governor in Council to make regulations, if thought fit, for the prohibition of cargo which is not entered on a ship's manifest.

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

Objects and Reasons.

The "Objects and Reasons" for the Bill were stated as follows:-

1. The powers of prohibition and regulation of importation and exportation contained in sections 3 and 4 of the principal Ordinance appear to be limited to the prohibition and regulation of specific articles.

2. It is considered desirable to increase these powers to the extent indicated in the new section 4A.

3. Although the enforcement of the revenue laws of foreign countries is not generally a matter which concerns the authorities and courts of any place (See 17 Halsbury para. 846) the activities of smugglers frequently result in the imposition of fines on innocent shipowners, the detention of their ships and the interference with discipline among their crews, besides giving any port from which they operate a bad name and causing the imposition of unnecessary restrictions on its legitimate trade.

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4. Although the new section covers all unmanifested unauthorised cargo it is aimed rather more at the "pidgin" cargo carried by members of a crew than at the contents of passengers' luggage which can be examined with ease by the proper authorities. A power to exempt from prohibition cargo carried in passengers' luggage is therefore included among the powers conferred by the section.

UNITED KINGDOM DESIGNS (PROTECTION) AMENDMENT ORDINANCE, 1932.

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL moved the first reading of a Bill intituled "An Ordinance to amend the United Kingdom Designs (Protection) Ordinance, 1928." He said.--The amendments in the principal Ordinance effected by this Bill have been suggested by the Secretary of State.

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

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