CO129-548-3 Registration of Persons Ordinance 1934 29-3-1934 - 14-8-1934 — Page 17

ATTORNEY GENERAL'S CHAMBERS,

Hong Kong, 3rd April,

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REPORT ON ORDINANCE No.

3... .........of 1934.

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1 have examined the accompanying Ordinance., inti tuled

an Ordinance to provide for the registration of certain persons, and I am of opinion that the Ordinance is one

which is not contrary to the Governor's instructions.

2.

This Ordinance repeals the Travellers Restriction

Crdinance, 1915, and the Registration of Persons Cr-

dinance, 1916, and re-enacts with some changes those of

their provisions which it is considered desirable to re-

tain.

3.

Sections 2 and 3 and the Schedule are restricted

to aliens other than those of Chinese race; they are

in part new but are based mainly on sections 7 and 8 of

Crdinance No.19 of 1915, on sections 2 and 3 and the

First and Second Schedules of Ordinance No.6 of 1916,

and the Registration of Persons Eill, 1922.

4. The Registration of Persons Ordinance, 1916, was

not limited to aliens, and persons of Chinese race were

excluded though the Governor in Council was given power