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Objects and Reasons.

1. This Ordinance represents generally the Fill drafted by the Committee appointed to report on measures required for the institution of Juvenile Courts in Hong Kong. The provisions recommended by the Committee, in the matter of associating Justices of the Peace with the Magistrates for the trial of juvenile offenders have been omitted from section 3, as it was felt by the Government after careful enquiries that the time is not ripe for prescribing such association and in particular that the Colony is not yet ready for the appointment of women Justices of the Peace. Section 19 (4) has also been enlarged to make provision for the detention of remanded or convicted persons only in places suited to receive them.

2. The Ordinance is based partly on the relevant provisions of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1907, the Children Act, 1908, the Juvenile Courts (Metropolis) Act, 1920, and the Criminal Justice Act, 1925, and partly on a model Bill which has been recommended by similar Committee in England.

December, 1931.

C. G. ALABASTER,

Attorney General.

NOTICES.

COLONIAL SECretary's DePARTMENT.

No. S. 493.-Statement of Sanitary Measures adopted against Hong Kong.

Place or Port.

Philippine Ports.

All ports in the United States of America, including the Hawaiian Is- lands.

Bangkok.

Nature of Measures.

Inspections outside Manila harbour from 20th April. Third class passengers and new crew must comply with the vaccination requirements.

Inspections outside the ports from 1st April. Steerage passengers must comply with the vaccination require- ments. Cabin passengers must produce a vaccina- tion certificate or be vaccinated by ships doctor or quarantine authorities.

Vessels detained at river mouth and passengers and crew vaccinated unless they can produce evidence of successful recent vaccination,

Reference to

Date.

Government

Notification.

16th April, 1924.

30th April, 1926.

29th October,

No. S. 301.

1926.

24th December, 1931.

W. T. SOUTHORN,

Colonial Secretary.