THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 27, 1909.
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(5.) No person shall have in his possession any opium dross or halan except such as results from smoking the Opium Farmer's prepared opium or dross opium.
(6.) No person shall sell any opium dross or halán except to the Opium Farmer.
36. It shall be unlawful for the Opium Farmer, his Exportation licensees or any other persons whomsoever to export or cause of prepared to be exported prepared opium or dross opium from the opium to Colony to China or French Indo-China or to any country French which prohibits the import of prepared opium or dross Indo-China opium,
prohibited.
Provided always that this section shall not be construed as applying to the possession by a passenger by steamer from Hongkong to China or French Indo-China or to any such country as aforesaid of a quantity of prepared opium or dross opium, to be used for personal consumption on the voyage, not exceeding five mace for every day of duration of the voyage.
Provided also that the names of all countries which prohibit the import of prepared opium or dross opium shall he notified in The Gazette.
China or
which it is lawful to
37. No person shall export any prepared opium or Export to dross opium from the Colony to any country or place to countries to which it is lawful to export the same except he shall first obtain the permission in writing of the Superintendent who may require such particulars of destination, mode of des- patch or otherwise as he may deem necessary.
Sale of Prepared Opium.
export.
38.—(1.) No person, except the Opium Farmer, shall Unlicensed prepare opium within the Colony.
(2.) No person, except the Opium Farmer and any duly licensed person under this Ordinance, shall sell or offer or expose for sale any prepared opium or dross opium.
preparation of opium.
(3.) No person except the Opium Farmer or Dross Unlicensed Farmer or any person duly licensed under this Ordinance sale of pre- to deal in or prepare dross opium shall deal in or prepare pared opium. any dross opium.
Provided that no trader in opium shall be prevented from bona fide testing samples of opium covered by a certificate under the proviso to section 6 of this Ordinance and keeping the same for the purposes of his trade, the burden of proof whereof shall in each case be upon any person alleging the same in his defence.
etc.
39.-(1.) Every person selling prepared opium, shall Sale of pre- deliver therewith a certificate, in English or Chinese, in pared opium- such form as the Governor may from time to time approve, specifying the date of the sale, the name of the pur- chaser, and the quantity sold,
(2.) The certificate shall be issued from books provided with counterfoils, and both the certificates and the counter- foils shall bear corresponding and consecutive printed numbers.
(3.) The certificate shall be stamped by the seller with the stamp used by him in carrying on his business, and shall be evidence of the facts therein stated; and shall not be transferable.
cause
(4.) If any person is charged with the possession of prepared opium without a valid certificate, he shall not be entitled to produce or put in evidence, or to be produced or put in evidence any certificate, as covering the prepared opium in respect of which he is charged, prior in date to the last certificate granted to him, unless he has received permission from the Opium Farmer to keep or store prepared opium, which permission shall appear on the certificate produced or put in evidence.
(5.) When there is no Opium Farmer the certificate shall Schedule B : be in the Form No. 2 in Schedule B to this Ordinance.
(6.) No person shall sell any prepared opium or dross opium to any female or to any person being under sixteen years of age.
Form No. 2.
40. No certificate granted by the Opium Farmer under Lapse of section 39 of this Ordinance or by any licensee under the certificate. Opium Farmer shall be valid after noon of the third day from the date of the expiration of such Opium Farmer's privilege.
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