35722-1914-Resolution-permitting-the-importation-of-raw-Indian-opium-in-certain-cases — Page 1

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 2, 1914.

No. 72.

79

Resolution made by the Legislative Council under the provisions of Section 5 of the Opium Ordinance, 1914, (Ordinance No. 4 of 1914), this 2nd day of March, 1914.

WHEREAS by the provisions of Section 5 of the Opíum Ordinance, 1914, it is inter alia provided as follows:-

"5.-(1.) No person shall import, or aid or abet the importation of any raw opium into the Colony, if such importation shall have been notified in the Gazette in pursuance of any resolution of the Legislative Council as being illegal. (2.) The provisions of sub-section (1) of this section shall not apply

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(c.) to opium brought into the Colony on any ship under a bill of lading resolution to some place to which such opium may in pursuance of any of the Legislative Council notified in the Gazette be lawfully imported and whether or not such importation is accompanied by direct or indirect transhipment in the Colony."

Now it is hereby resolved under the provisions of sub-section (2) (c) of section 5 of the Opium Ordinance, 1914, as follows:-

(1) that raw Indian opium brought into the Colony on any ship under a bill of lading for the Island of Formosa may be lawfully imported into the Island of Formosa whether or not such importation is accompanied by direct or indirect transhipment in the Colony;

(2) that raw Indian opium brought into the Colony on any ship under a bill of lading for Macao for the use of the Macao Opium Farmer within the limits and conditions indicated in the Agreement between His Majesty's Government and the Government of the Portuguese Republic dated at London, 14th June, 1913, may be lawfully imported into Macao whether or not such importation is accompanied by direct or indirect transhipment in the Colony;

(3) that raw Indian opium brought into the Colony on any ship from China by the Chinese Maritime Customs under a bill of lading for transhipment to any port to which it is lawful to export the same may be lawfully imported to such port whether or not such importation is accompanied by direct or indirect transhipment in the Colony.

AND it is hereby resolved that a notification shall be made in the next issue of the Gazette accordingly.

COUNCIL CHAMBER,

2nd March, 1914.

A. G. M. FLETCHER,

Clerk of Councils.

APPOINTMENTS, &c.

No. 73.-His Majesty the King has been pleased to approve the appointment of Mr. LAU CHỮ PAK to be an Un-official Member of the Legislative Council, vice Sir KAI HO KAI, KT., M.B., C.M.G., resigned.

2nd March, 1914.