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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JANUARY 14, 1916.

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.

No. 17.

Order made by the Governor-in-Council under Sections 3 and 4 of the Importation and Exportation Ordinance, 1915, (Ordinance No. 32 of 1915), on the 13th day of January, 1916.

The following rules shall be added to the rules made by the Governor-in-Council under the above Ordinance on the 6th day of January, 1916, and published in the Gazette of the 7th January, 1916 :-

Liquors and

opium.

Articles ex- ported by

30. These Rules shall not apply to intoxicating liquors as defined in the Liquors Consolidation Ordinance, 1911, or to raw opium as defined in the Opium Ordinance, 1914.

31. Rule 7 shall not apply to letters parcels and other articles means of the exported by means of the post but the Postmaster General may in his absolute discretion refuse to forward any article posted in the Colony until the sender produces a permit to export the said article.

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l'assengers' baggage and travellers' samples.

32. Passengers' baggage containing nothing but personal effects and travellers' samples may be imported and exported without a permit or licence unless the Superintendent of Imports and Exports requires a permit to be obtained."

COUNCIL CHAMBER,

13th January, 1916.

A. G. M. FLETCHER,

Clerk of Councils.

APPOINTMENTS, &c.

No. 18.--It is hereby notified that Lieutenant RICHARD JOHN STEVENSON was trans- ferred from the Hongkong Volunteer Reserve to the Engineer Company, Hongkong Volunteer Corps, with effect from the 17th December, 1914.

13th January, 1916.

NOTICES.

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT.

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No. 19. The following is published for general information :—

It has been decided that claims made from Hongkong against enemy Govern- ments should be presented to the Foreign Claims Office through the Colonial Office, but that claimants may subsequently communicate direct with the Foreign Claims Office as to details, i.e., form of application, completeness of claim, etc.

The Instructions to be followed in making such claims can be seen at this

Office.

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14th January, 1916.

CLAUD SEVERN,

Colonial Secretary.