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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 6, 1914.

HONGKONG.

No. 4 of 1914.

An Ordinance to amend and consolidate the Laws

relating to Opium.

I assent to this Ordinance.

LS

F. H. MAY, Governor.

Short title.

Date of com-

ing into operation.

Repeals.

Interpreta- tion of terms.

Chest of Opium.

Colony.

Divan Keeper.

Dross Opium.

Export.

Farmer.

General Warehouse.

Halan.

Implement.

Importer. ✔

Licensed Warehouse.

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[6th February, 1914.]

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

PRELIMINARY.

1. This Ordinance may be cited nauce, 1914.

s the Opium Ordi-

2. This Ordinance shall come into operation on the 1st day of March, 1914.

and the Opium

3. The Opium Ordinance, 1909, Amendment Ordinance, 1913, are creby repealed as from the 1st day of March, 1914.

4. In this Ordinance,-

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"Chest of Opium means a package with the raw opium contained in it of the size and character generally used by merchants for the importation of raw opium:

or

"The Colouy" includes the waters of the Colouy: "Divan Keeper" means and includes the occupier or person baving the use temporarily of any opium divan, or any person having or appearing to have the care management of such place, and also any person who acts in any manner assisting in conducting the business of any such place or keeping watch in or about the same:

"Dross Opium means a preparation of opium in which opium dross is au ingredient

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"To export" means and includes to convey out of the Colony and to do any act preparatory to or for the purpose of causing conveyance out of the Colony.

"Farmer" means the person in whom were invested upou the coming into operation of this Ordinance the exclusive privilege of preparing and selling prepared opium and of collecting and purchasing opium dross and of preparing and dealing in dross opium in the Colony:

"General Warehouse

means a warehouse or place of security appointed by the Governor-in-Council for the warehousing of raw opium:

"Halan" means the residuum produced by smoking dross opium:

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Implement' means any vessel, uteusil, instrument, or other thing which has been used, or which is probably intended to be used, for containing opium, or for preparing or aiding in preparing any opium, or for smoking opium:

Importer" means and includes any person who brings or causes to be brought by land or sea any opium into the Colony, and the owner, part owner, mortgagee, and pledgee any opium brought by land or sea into the Colony by such person, and any agent who has authority to transfer ownership or possession or holds documents of title to such opium; but does not include any shipowner or other com- mon carrier who carries opium iu the ordinary course of business for the importer thereof:

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"Liceused Warehouse"

means a place licensed by the Superintendent with the approval of the Governor for the warehousing of raw opium: