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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 27,

"Excise Officer" means any person appointed by the Governor under this Ordinance as an Excise Officer "Farm means any exclusive privilege granted un- der this Ordinance :

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"Farmer means any holder for the time being of any such exclusive privilege:

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Opium Farmer" meaus the holder for the time be- ing of the exclusive privilege of preparing and selling prepared opium in the Colony, either inclusive or ex- clusive of dross opium :

"Dross Farmer" means the holder, if any, for the time being of the exclusive privilege of collecting and purchasing dross and preparing and dealing in dross opium in the Colony :

Where there is no Opinm Farmer, or no Dross Farmer, this Ordinance shall be read as if the Governor-in- Council, or any person licensed for the purpose by the Governor-in-Council, were expressly named instead of the Opium Farmer, or as if the Colonial Secretary, or auy person licensed for the purpose by the Colonial Secretary, were expressly named instead of the Dross Farmer. Aud payment or delivery to the Colonial Treasurer, for the use of the publié revenue, or to an Excise Officer for the same purpose, shall in all such cases be taken to be payment or delivery to such Farmer under this Ordinance:

แ Ship" includes any steam-vessel, sailing-vessel, junk, boat, or sampan, and any kind of craft used or adapted to be used either for the conveyance of persons or things by water or for occupation by persons or storage of things, whether afloat or not:

Steamship" includes any vessel propelled by steam and any motor boat :

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'Opium Divan" includes any house, ship, room, or other place-

(1.) used for the sale of prepared opium or dross opium to be smoked on the premises;

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(2.) used for the smoking of prepared opium or dross opium where a fee or its equivalent is charged:

"Divan Keeper" means and includes the occupier or person having the use temporarily of any opium divan, or any person having or appearing to have the care or management of such place and also any person who acts in any manner assisting in conducting the business of any such place or keeping watch in or about the same:

"Implement" means any vessel, utensil, instrument, or other thing which has been used, or which is probably intended to be used, for containing opium, or for pre- paring or aiding in preparing any opium, or for smok- ing opium :

Any opium, implement, or other thing shall, for the purposes of this Ordinance, be deemed to be in the possession of any person if he has such opium, imple- ment, or thing in possession, custody, or control, by himself or by any other person :

"Summary Conviction" means a conviction before a Police Magistrate of the Colony:

+1 Duly Qualified Medical Practitioner " means a practitioner registered under any Ordinance for the time being in force relating to the registration of medical practitioners:

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“Chemist or Druggist means a chemist or druggist registered under the Pharmacy Ordinance, 1908:

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