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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 27, 1932.

HONG KONG.

No. 14 or 1932.

I assent.

W. T. SOUTHORN,

L.S.

Officer Administering the Government.

27th May, 1932.

An Ordinance to amend the Importation and Exportation

Ordinance, 1915.

[27th May, 1932.]

389

BE it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Importation and Short title. Exportation Amendment Ordinance, 1932.

section

2. The Importation and Exportation Ordinance, 1915 is New amended by the addition of the following section after section 4A to 4 thereof:

Ordinance No. 32 of 1915.

4A. (1) It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council Powers of to exercise all or any of the following powers :-

the Governor in Council with regard

(a) to prohibit the importation of unmanifested cargo, to un- either generally or from any particular country or place;

(b) to prohibit the exportation of unmanifested cargo, either generally or to any particular country or place;

(c) to prohibit the placing on board any ship in the Colony of any cargo without the consent of the owners, charterers, agents or master thereof;

(d) absolutely or conditionally to exempt from any such prohibition cargo carried in passengers' luggage or any other class of cargo whatsoever; and

or condition

(e) to prescribe any other restriction whatsoever on the importation or exportation of unmanifested cargo or on cargo placed on board any ship.

(2) In this section "unmanifested cargo" means cargo not entered on the ship's manifest.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this 26th day of May, 1932.

manifested or unauthorised

cargo.

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R. A. C. NORTH, Deputy Clerk of Councils.