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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 21, 1913.

Amendment of section 17,

Amendment

of section 20.

Amendment

of section 35.

Restriction on sales by Opium Farmer to other than his licensees without permit.

Restriction on sales

by licensees without permit.

Restriction on quantity which may be possessed by private person.

Amendment

of section 36.

Export of prepared opium illegal without per- mit.

Repeal of section 37 and substitu- tion of new section therefor.

No permit to be issued for export of prepared opium to prohibition countries.

therein which may have been entered on on the ship's manifest or for the receipt of which for export such owner or agent or any person acting on their behalf may have issued a receipt to any person."

(f.) in section 17 thereof by the deletion of the figures *9, 10, 12, 13 and 16" aud by the substitution therefor of the figures "10, 11, 12, 14, 15 and 16” sad by the deletion of the words "five hundred dollars" and by the substitution therefor of the words two thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding twelve months".

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(9.) in seotinu 20 thereof by the deletion of the words according to the permit" and by the substitution therefor of the words "if its situation elsewhere has been authorised by any permit according to such permit" and by the deletion of the words "five hundred dollars" and by the substitution there- for of the words two thousand dollars or to impri- sonment for a period not exceeding twelve months". (4.) by the addition at the end of section 35 thereof of

the following sub-sections :

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(7.) The Opium Farmer shall not sell to any person other than his licensees more than five tuels of prepared opium at one time with- out the written permission of the Superin- tendent.

(8.) No licensee shall sell more than five taels of prepared opium to any person at one time without the written permission of the Superintendent.

(9.) No person other than the Opium Farmer or his licensees shall have in his possession more than five taels of prepared opium without the written permission of the Superintendent."

(i) by the repeal of section 36 thereof and by the sub-

stitution therefor of the following section :-

36. It shall be unlawful for the Opium Farmer his licensees or any other person whomsoever to export or cause to be exported prepared opium or dross opium from the Colony unless he shall have first obtained the permission in writing of the Superintendent who may require such particulars of destination, mode of despatch or otherwise as he may deem necessary.

Provided always that this section shall not he construed as applying to the possession by a passen- ger by steamer from Hongkong to any country or place not within the Colony of a quantity of pre-.' pared opium or dross opium, to be used for personal consumption on the voyage, not exceeding five mace' for every day of duration of the voyage.' (j) by the repeal of section 37 thereof and by the sub-

stitution therefor of the following section :-

37. The Superintendent shall tot issue any permit for the export of prepared opium or dross opium from the Colony to China, French Indo-China or to any country which prohibits the import of prepared opium or dross opium and it shall be unlawful for any person to export or cause to be exported any prepared opium or dross opium to China or French Indo-China or to any country which prohibits the import of prepared opium or dross opium.

Provided always that this section shall not be construed as applying to the possession by a passen- ger by steamer from Hongkong to China or French Indo-China or to any such country as aforesaid of a quantity of prepared opium or dross opium, to be used for personal consumption on the voyage, not exceeding five mace for every day of the voyage.