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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JULY 16, 1915.

On the motion of the Attorney General the following amendments were agreed to:----

The following definition was inserted at the end of section 2 :-

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'Vessel” includes any ship or boat and any other description of

vessel used in navigation.

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In section 4, the words "of non-Chinese race in the first line were deleted and the following substituted therefor to whom section 10 of this Ordinance may for the time being apply".

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Section 6 was re-numbered “6.--(1.)" and the commas and words and whenever hailed by any police officer," were inserted after the words "police officer" in the fourth line, and the following new sub-sections were added :-

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“(2.) Except with the permisson of a police officer no person shall leave

any ship which is flying the Police call flag.

(3.) Except with the permission of a police officer no ship which is flying the Police call flag shall be taken alongside any pier or wharf or other vessel, nor shall any other vessel be taken alongside such ship.

(4.) The provisions of this section shall apply notwithstanding any permission given before such ship is ordered to hoist the Police call flag or is hailed by a police officer."

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In section 7, the words under this Ordinance" in the seventh line were deleted.

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In section 10, sub-section (2) was deleted and the following substituted therefor:-

"(2.) This section shall apply only to the persons referred to in the first schedule hereto provided that the Governor-in-Council shall have power to amend the said schedule in any way what- soever."

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In section 15, sub-section (1) (d), the figure “(1) was inserted before the word which" in the fourth line and the figure "(2)" was inserted before the word which in the sixth line.

The following new section, numbered 18, was inserted at the end of the Bill:-

"18. This Ordinance shall come into operation on the 12th day of Commence-

July, 1915."

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The schedule was altered to read “Second Schedule" and the following was inserted as the "First Schedule":

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FIRST SCHEDULE.

[s. 10.]

Persons to whom section 10 of the Ordinance is to apply.

All persons of non-Asiatic race or nationality and all Indians."

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.

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The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question put and agreed to.

Bill read a third time and passed.

ADJOURNMENT.--The Council then adjourned until Thursday, the 15th day of July,

Read and confirmed this 15th day of July, 1915.

A. G. M. FLETCHER,

Clerk of Councils.

F. H. MAY,

Governor.