35802-1914-Ordinances-passed-and-assented-to--Seditions-Publications-No-6-of-1914 — Page 2

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, APRIL 24, 1914.

2. In this Ordinance,—

Definitions,

"Book" includes every volume, part or division of a Book. volume, and pamphlet, in any language, and every sheet of music, map, chart, or plan separately printed or lithographed :

Document' includes also any painting, drawing or Document.

photograph or other visible representation :

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Newspaper' means any periodical work containing Newspaper.

public news or comments on public news:

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"Seditious matter

means any words, signs or visible Sediticus representations contained in any newspaper, book or other matter. document which said words, signs or visible representa- tions are likely or may have a tendency, directly or indirectly whether by inference, suggestion, allusion, metaphor, implication or otherwise :-

(a.) to incite to murder or to any offence under the Explosive Substances Ordinance, 1913, or to

any act of violence; or

(b.) to seduce any officer, soldier, or sailor in the Army or Navy of His Majesty from his allegiance or his duty; or

(c.), to bring into hatred or contempt His Majesty, or the Government established by law in the United Kingdom or in this Colony or in any British possession or in British India or the administration of justice in any of such places or any class or section of His Majesty's subjects in any of such places or to excite disaffection towards His Majesty or any of the said Governments; or

(d.) to put any person in fear or to cause annoyance to him and thereby induce him to deliver to any person any property or valuable security, or to do any act which he is not legally bound to do, or to omit to do any act which he is legally entitled to do; or

(e.) to encourage or incite any person to interfere with the administration of the law or with the maintenance of law and order; or

(f.) to convey any threat of injury to a public servant, or to any person in whom that public servant is believed to be interested, with the view to inducing that public servant to do any act or to forbear or delay to do any act con- nected with the exercise of his public functions.

3. Where any newspaper, book or other document Power to wherever printed appears to the Governor-in-Council to Governor-in- contain any seditious matter, the Governor-in-Council may, declare cer-

Council to by notification in the Gazette, declare such newspaper, tain publica book or other document to be forfeited, and thereupon any tions forfeit- police officer may seize the same wherever found; and any ed. Issue Magistrate may by warrant authorize any police officer not warrants for

below the rank of sergeant to enter upon and search for the same in any place where the newspaper, book or other document may be or may be reasonably suspected to be.

of search

same.

4. Any person who within the Colony prints, publishes, Issue, sale sells, offers for sale, distributes, or in any way exhibits or or exposure of forfeited exposes any newspaper, book or document, or an extract

publication from any newspaper, book or document in respect of an offence; which a declaration of forfeiture has been made under this and penalty. Ordinance shall be guilty of an offence and be liable to a fine not exceeding 500 dollars and imprisonment for any term not exceeding two years,

5. The Superintendent of Imports and Exports or any Power to other officer authorized by the Governor-in-Council in this Superinten- behalf may detain any package brought, whether by land dent of or sea, into the Colony which he suspects to contain Imports and

Exports to any newspaper, book or other document containing seditious detain pack- matter and shall forthwith forward any newspaper, book ages con- or other document containing seditious matter found therein taining to such officer as the Governor-in-Council may appoint publications. in this behalf to be disposed of in such manner as the Governor-in-Council may direct.

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