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A BILL

INTITULED

[No. 1-8.1.36.-1.]

An Ordinance to amend the Stonecutters Island Ordinance,

1889.

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 Stonecutters Short title. Island Amendment Ordinance, 1936.

2. Section 2 of the Stonecutters Island 1889, is repealed and the following section is therefor :-

Ordinance, Substitution substituted for Ordin-

ance No. 4 of 1889, s. 2.

2. In this Ordinance, "guard" includes any member of Interpreta- His Majesty's regular forces on duty on Stonecutters Island.

tion.

3. Sub-sections (1) and (3) of section 3 of the Stone- Substitution cutters Island Ordinance, 1889, are repealed and the follow- for Ordin- ing sub-sections are respectively substituted therefor :- of 1889,

ance No. 4

s. 3 (1)

(1) No person shall land on or be upon Stonecutters and (3). Island unless he is the bearer of a written order for the purpose duly granted to him by the Colonial Secretary, or by the Officer in command of His Majesty's regular troops in the Colony, or by the officer in charge of His Majesty's Naval Establishments in the Colony, or unless he is a member of His Majesty's regular forces on duty on the Island or a police officer or a member of the Royal Naval Yard Police.

(3) An order granted to any contractor employed by the Director of Public Works, or by the officer in charge of His Majesty's Naval Establishments in the Colony, or by the Commanding Royal Engineer shall cover all Chinese labourers specifically mentioned in such order actually employed on work on the Island.

4. Section 4 of the Stonecutters Island Ordinance, Substitution 1889, is repealed and the following section is substituted for Ordin- therefor :-

ance No. 4

of 1889, s 4.

person

Stonecutters

4. When any person lands or is found on Stonecutters Power to Island, any guard or any member of the Royal Naval Yard arrest Police may require such person to produce and show his order landing or for the purpose; and if such person, on being so required, being on does not produce and show his order, or if the said guard Island or member of the Royal Naval Yard Police suspects that any order. order produced is not an order duly granted to such person, or is not a sufficient authority for such person to be then upon the Island, he may arrest such person forthwith and deliver him into the charge of a police officer.

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