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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JUNE 16, 1916.

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.

No. 256.

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 15th day of June,

1916.

The Rules made by the Governor in Council under the above Ordinance and published in the Gazettes of the 7th, 14th, and 21st January, the 7th April, and the 15th May, 1916, respectively, are hereby amended as follows:

1. Rule No. 32 is repealed and the following is substituted therefor:

"32. The following articles may be imported and exported Passengers'

baggage and without a permit or licence unless the Superintendent of travellers' Imports and Exports requires a permit to be obtained :---- samples.

(a.) Travellers' samples.

(b.) Passengers' baggage, provided that such baggage contains only articles of personal use and articles. for personal consumption, and does not exceed in weight or measurement the amount which the passenger in entitled to have carried free under the conditions of his passage ticket.”

2. The following rule is added :---

Import

“39. Subject to Rules 1 (2), 5, 30, 32, 33, and 34, no person permit

shall without an import permit take delivery of or receive necessary into his possession any article which was imported without before article an import permit."

can be taken delivery of.

No. 257. It is hereby notified that His Excellency the Governor in Council has, under Section 7 of the Holidays Ordinance, 1912, (Ordinance No. 5 of 1912), appointed Saturday, the 1st day of July, 1916, to be observed as a General Holiday.

COUNCIL CHAMBER,

15th June, 1916.

A. G. M. FLETCHER,

Clerk of Councils.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

No. 258. His Majesty the King has not been advised to exercise his power of dis- allowance with respect to the following Ordinance :-----

Ordinance No. 1 of 1916.--An Ordinance to amend the Societies Ordinance,

COUNCIL CHAMBER,

10th June, 1916.

1911.

A. G. M. FLETCHER,

Clerk of Councils.

APPOINTMENTS, &c.

No. 259. His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to recognise, provisionally and pending the receipt of instructions from His Majesty's Government, Mr. S. TAKAHASHI as Consul-General for Japan in Hongkong.

18th June, 1916.