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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 14, 1913.
On the motion of the Attorney General the following amendments were agreed to:- The following new section, numbered 10, was inserted after section 9 :--
operation of
"10. It shall be lawful for the Governor at any time and from time to Power to
time by proclamation published in the Gazette to order that the suspend operation of this Ordinance or of any part of this Ordinance shall Ordinance. be suspended from such day and for such period as the Governor shall in such proclamation determine and it shall further be lawful for the Governor in like manier at any time and from time to time to rescind or vary any such order."-
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In section 10, re-numbered 11, "the 19th day of December, 1912," was inserted as the date of coming into operation of the Ordinance; the words “ or at the expiration of a like period after the date of the coming into operation of any order rescinding the suspension of the operation of this Ordinance issued under the provisions of section 10 of this Ordinance' were inserted after the word “ Ordinance." in the fourth line; the words " or of any order as aforesaid" were inserted after the word "Ordinance" in the sixth line; and the figure "9" was substituted for the figure "8" in the ninth and, thirteenth lines respectively.
On Council resuming, the Attorney General reported that the Bill had passed through Committee with amendments and moved that it be read a third time.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time and passed.
CHINESE MARRIAGE PRESERVATION BILL-The Attorney General addressed the Coun- cil and moved the Second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to provide punishment for certain persous found guilty of adultery or of harbouring Chinese Married Women.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
Council in Committee on the Bill.
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On Council resuming, the Attorney General reported that the Bill had passed through Committee without amendment and moved that it be read a third time.
The
Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time and passed.
FINAL REVISION BILL.-The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the Second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance for effecting the final revisión and amend- ment of the Ordinances of the Colony from 1844 to 1912 inclusive before incorporating then in New Revised Edition of the Laws of the Colony.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
Council in Committee on the Bill.
On the motion of the Attorney General the following amendments to the Schedule were agreed to :-
The following words were added at the end of paragraph 2:"where the meaning is sufficiently clear from the context ".
The amendment to Ordinance No. 8 of 1887 was numbered "(1)" and the following sub-section, numbered (2) was inserted: “(2) in section 12 the words 'or compensation
awarded' shall be deleted.'
The amendment to Ordinance No. 2 of 1889 was numbered "(2)" and the following sub-section, numbered (1), was inserted :— “(1) in section 22 the words 'General holidays, within the meaning of Ordinance No. 5 of 1912,' shall be substituted for the words 'Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday, and any bank holiday'."
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