CO129-582-2 Vagrancy Amendment Ordinance 1939 1-5-1939 - 19-12-1939 — Page 24

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Mr. Wallace 24/0 (ride minute) Mr. KE Robinsan 27/6. Mr. Andrews 4/2

Mr. A. J. Davor Gent

Sir H. Moore.

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

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Permt. U.S. of S.

Sir,

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

DRAFT.

HONG KONG.

SECRET.

GOVERNOR.

FURTHER ACTION.

(1)

DOWNING STREET,

10 June, 1939.

1 0 JUL 1999

I have etc. to acknowledge

receipt of your Secret (2) despatch of the

1st May regarding the proposed amendment

of the Vagrancy Ordinance 1897 designed to

take the place of Emergency Regulation

No. 4 in the regulations published by

Government Notification No. 775 of 7th of

October, 1938, by which the Police are

em powered to detain and send away from the

Colony any

person

r who has no regular

employment.

I have the following

observations to offer on the subject.

2. In the first place I would point

out that it does not appear that the

powers at present conferred under the

Emergency