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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 3, 1915.

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mediately before or at any time since the commencement of the present war a subject of, or resident or carrying on business in, a state for the time being at war with His Majesty; or (b) in the case of a company, that one-third or more of the issued share capital or of the directorate of the company immediately be- fore or at any time since the commencement of the present war was held by or on behalf of or cousisted of persons who were subjects of, or resident or carry- ing on business in, a state for the time being at war with His Majesty or

firm or

(c) in the case of a person,

company, that the person was or

is, or the firm or company were or are, acting as agent for any persou, firm or company resident or carrying on business in a state for the time being at war with His Majesty ;

the Governor may, if he thinks it expedi- ent for the purpose of satisfying himself that the person, firm or company are not trading with the enemy, by written order, give to a person appointed by him, without any warrant from a magistrate, authority to inspect all books and documents belonging to or under the control of the person, firm or company, and to require any person able to give information with respect to the business or trade of that person, firm or company, to give that information.

For the purpose of this sub-section, any person authorised in that behalf by the Governor may inspect the register of members of a company at any time, and any shares in a company for which share warrants to bearer have been issued shall not be reckoned as part of the issued share capital of the company."

(ii) By the re-numbering of sub-section (3) thereof

as sub-section (4).

3. Section 9 of the Trading with the Enemy Second Amendment Ordinance, 1915, is amended as follows:-

Amendment of Ordinance No. 22 of

(a.) In sub-section (1) by the insertion after the 1915, s. 9.

"in the eleventh line thereof of 5 & 6 Geo. 5, word "under' the words "sub-section (3) of ".

c. 12, s. 9.

(b.) In sub-section (2) by the deletion of the words It shall not be lawful for any company "in the first line thereof and by the substitution therefor of the words, "Where such a statutory declaration has been filed it shall not be lawful for the company”.

of controller.

4. (1.) In addition to the grounds on which an applica- Additional tion can be made to the Court by the Colonial Secretary to ground for appoint a controller under section 4 of the Principal Ordi- appointment nance, such an application may be made in any case in which the Colonial Secretary thinks it expedient in the 5 & 6 Geo. 5, public interest that a controller should be appointed owing to circumstances or considerations arising out of the present war, aud that section shall be construed accordingly.

(2.) Section 4 of the Principal Ordinance, as amended by this section, shall extend so as to enable a controller to be appointed of a business carried on by a person in like manner as it applies to the appointment of a controller of a business carried on by a firm.

c. 12, s. 11.

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