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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 3, 1915.

(2.) Any special licence may be revoked at any time by the Governor in his absolute discretion.

(3.) Any outport licence may be revoked by an Emigra- tion Officer at the port where such outport licence was issued if it appear to the satisfaction of such Emigration Officer that any of the particulars furnished in respect of the said licence were untrue, or that there has been any breach of any condition of the said licence, or that there has been any other contravention of the provisions of this Ordinance,

(4.) In every case in which a licence is revoked by the Governor or by an Emigration Officer it shall be lawful for the Governor or the Emigration Officer, as the case way he, to order that the ship be seized and detained until her emigration papers, if already granted, are delivered up to be cancelled.

or other

21. In case it is shown, to the satisfaction of the Power to re- Governor-in-Council, at any time before the departure of move master any emigrant ship proceeding on any voyage, that the officer. master, mate, or any other officer of such ship is unfit for the proper discharge of his duties by reason of incompetency or misconduct or for any other sufficient cause, it shall be lawful for the Governor, by order under his hand, to direct the dismissal or removal of such master, mate, or other officer from the said ship, and thereupon the owners or charterers thereof, or their agents, shall forthwith dismiss or remove such master, mate, or other officer, as the case may be, and appoint another in his place, to be approved by an Emigration Officer, in the place of the one so dismissed or removed as aforesaid.

22.—(1.) All emigrant ships clearing out or proceed- Ships under ing to sea on any short voyage under a general or outport general or licence shall be subject to the regulations contained in the outport 4th Schedule to this Ordinance.

(2.) All emigrant ships clearing out or proceeding to sea on any short voyage under a special licence shall be subject to the regulations contained in the 5th Schedule to this Ordinance.

licence for

short voyage subject to regulations. in 4th Schedule.

Ships under special li-

cence for short voyage subject to iregulations

n 5th Schedule.

(3.) All emigrant ships clearing out or proceeding to Ships licen- ses on any long voyage shall be subject to the regulations contained in the 6th Schedule to this Ordinance.

sed for long voyage subject to regulations

in 6th Schedule,

PART III.

Provisions relating to Emigrants.

23. It shall be lawful for the Governor-in-Council to Power to exempt from all or any of the provisions of this part of Governor- this Ordinance such, or such class or party of, assisted in-Council to exempt emigrants and upon such conditions and for such period as wholly or may be in the opinion of the Governor-in-Council desirable, partly from

(a.)—Medical Inspection.

24. It shall be lawful for the Governor to appoint any duly qualified persons as medical officers for the purposes of the Act and of this Ordinance.

Part III approved assisted emigrants.

Power to Governor to appoint me dical officers.

medical cer- tificate of

25. No emigrant ship shall clear out or proceed to sea No ship to off any voyage, until a duly appointed medical officer shall proceed to have certified to the Emigration Officer, and such Emigra- sea without tion Officer shall not grant his certificate unless he is satisfied, that none of the emigrants, passengers or crew health. appear, by reason of any bodily or mental disease, unfit to proceed or likely to endanger the health or safety of other persons about to proceed in such ship.

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