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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

No. S. 73.-The following Bills were read a first time at a meeting of the Council held on the 19th March, 1936 :—

[No. 3-9.1.36.-1.]

A BILL

Short title.

New para-

INTITULED

An Ordinance to amend the Summary Offences Ordinance,

1932.

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 Offences Amendment Ordinance, 1936.

as

the Summary

2. Section 3 of the Summary Offences Ordinance, 1932, graph (16A) is amended by the insertion of the following new paragraph

after paragraph (16) thereof:

for

Ordinance

No. 40 of 1932, s. 3.

(16A) organises, equips or takes part in any collection of money or the sale of badges in any public place for any charitable or benevolent purpose without the permission in writing of the Inspector General of Police, or in contraven- tion of any condition that may have been attached to any such permission;

Objects and Reasons.

1. This Ordinance adds a new paragraph to section 3 of Ordinance No. 40 of 1932, making it a summary offence to organise, equip or take part in any collection of money or the sale of badges for any charitable or benevolent purpose in any public place without the permission in writing of the Inspector General of Police or in contravention of any con- dition that may have been attached to any such permission.

2. The increase in the number of "flag days" under- taken by various charitable organisations has made some such legislation necessary.

January, 1936.

C. G. ALABASTER,

Attorney General.