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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 2, 1927.

OATH.

3. The Hon. Colonel N. B. SERGISON-BROOKE took the oath of allegiance on taking

his seat as a Member of Council.

PAPERS.

1. The following paper was laid on the table :

Rules made by the Governor in Council under section 16 (1) of the Peak Tram-

way Ordinance, 1883, on 30th June, 1927.

MOTIONS.

5. Illegal Strikes and Lock-outs Bill.--The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the Second reading of the Bill intituled An Ordinance to declare and amend the law relating to illegal strikes and lock-outs, to amend the law *relating to intimidation and to breaches of contracts of service in certain special cases, to promote the independence of trade unions established within the Colony, and for purposes connected with the aforesaid purposes. The Colonial Secretary seconded.

The Hon. Sir SHOUSON CHOW and the Hon. Mr. W. E. L. SHENTON addressed the

Council.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

Council in Committee on the Bill.

In the first line of sub-section (3) of clause 3 the words "this section `

substituted for the words "sub-section (1).”-

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In the third line of sub-section (1) of clause 6 the words “ an agreement for

service under” were substituted for the words a contract of service with." The following sub-section was added as sub-section (2) immediately after sub-

section (1) of clause 6.

"(2) For. the purpose of sub-section (1), and without prejudice to the interpretation of any express term of the agreement other than a term relating to notice, a person who is employed in the service of the Crown shall be deemed to break his agreement for service under the Crown if he absents himself from duty without leave and without having given to the head of his department one month's notice in writing terminating with the last day of a calendar month, or if he wilfully refuses duty, or if he wilfully omits to perform his duty, provided that the provisions of this sub-section relating to notice shall not apply to any person who is engaged by the day or who is paid daily.” Sub-sections (2) and (3) of clause 6, following this addition, were re-numbered

sub-sections (3) and (4).

In sub-section (3), re-numbered sub-section (4), of clause 6, the words "water or

in the 13th line of the sub-section were deleted,

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In clause 7 the words "with the consent were substituted for the words "under

and in accordance with the permission."

The following sub-section (2) was added immediately after sub-section (1) of

clause 7.

"(2) Any consent of the Governor in Council under the provisions of sub-section (1) may be made retrospective in effect to such date as the Governor in Council shall think fit.'

The original sub-sections (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) were then re-numbered (3),

(4), (5), (6) and (7).

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In the original sub-sections (5) and (6), now re-numbered as (6) and (7), the words Subject to the provisions of sub-section (8), were added before the words

erson" in the first lines of those sub-sections.