Enclosure No.2.
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ATTORNEY GENERAL'S CHAMBERS,
Hong Kong 24th March,
1933.
REPORT ON ORDINANCE No 6
of 193 3.
1.
I have examined the accompanying Ordinance. intituled an Ordinance
to amend the Summary Offences Ordinance, 1932, and I am of
opinion that the Ordinance is one which is not contrary to
the Governor's instructions.
2. For tune telling in the Colony is recognised to some
extent by the provisions of the Chinese Temples Ordinance,
1928, which provides for the registration of places where in
accordance with the religious principles governing Miu, Tsz,
Kun, To Yuen or Om, worship of gods, or communication of
spirits, or fortune telling, is practiced.
3. In the Straits Settlements any person who pretends to
tell fortunes, or uses any subtle craft, means or device by
palmistry, divination, sortilege, or otherwise to deceive or
impo se on any one is punishable under section 30 of Ordinance
No.96 (Minor Offences) by fine and imprisonment and by the
forfeiture of any book or other article used as an implement
of fortune telling.
4.
Fortune telling outside temples has hitherto been
dealt with in the Colony by having recourse to section 4 of
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