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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JULY 16, 1915.

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No. 322. His Excellency the Governor has given his assent, in the name and on behalf of His Majesty the King, to the following Ordinances passed by the Legislative Council:

Ordinance No. 20 of 1915.--An Ordinance to amend the Chinese Extradition

Ordinance, 1889.

Ordinance No. 21 of 1915.- -An Ordinance to amend the law relating to the

punishment of flogging.

HONGKONG.

No. 20 OF 1915.

An Ordinance to amend the Chinese Extradi-

tion Ordinance, 1889.

I assent to this Ordinance.

LS

F. H. MAY,

Governor.

[16th July, 1915.]

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

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Chinese Extradi- Short title. tion Amendment Ordinance, 1915, and shall be read and construed as one with the Chinese Extradition Ordinance, 1889, hereinafter called the Principal Ordinance.

criminal to be deemed to be a

2. In all proceedings contemplated by the Principal Fugitive Ordinance every fugitive criminal for whose surrender a requisition is made shall be deemed to be a subject of China unless he shall prove the contrary affirmatively subject of provided that this section shall not be construed as im- China. posing any obligation on the Governor or as binding the Crown in any manner whatsoever.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 15th day of July, 1915.

A. G. M. FLETCHER,

Clerk of Councils.

Assented to by His Excellency the Governor, the 16th day of July, 1915.

CLAUD SEVERN,

Colonial Secretary.