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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 30, 1917.

Amendment

of Ordinance No. 11 of 1915, s. 4.

Amendment

of Ordinance No. 11 of 1915, s. 5.

Power to appoint a liquidator in certain special cases and to give directions for the

disposal of certain property.

Legal proceeding" includes an arbitration, and refer- ences to the bringing of legal proceedings against any persons shall in the case of arbitrations be construed as referring to the commencement of arbitrations to which such persons would be parties. "Person" means any natural person, company, firm, or association or body of persons corporate or unincor- porate.

"Property "includes every right or interest whatsoever

in, to or arising out of any property.

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Property under prohibited control means any pro- perty which is held wholly or partly by or for or on behalf of or in trust for or for the benefit of or subject to the control of an enemy or an enemy subject or a corporation under enemy control or any person who but for the conclusion of any peace inade in relation to the present war would be an enemy or an enemy subject or a corporation under enemy control,

3. Section 4 of the Aiieu Enemies (Winding up) Amend- ment Ordinance, 1915, is amended by the insertion of the words 66

For on account of any similar reason at the end thereof.

4. Section 5 of the Alien Enemies (Winding up) Ordi- mance, 1915, is amended by the insertion of the words "or other legal proceeding" between the word "action" and the word "brought" in the third line thereof, and by the addition of the words "or on account of any similar reason "at the end thereof.

5.-(1.) The power of appointing a liquidator conferred on the Governor by section 5 of the principal Ordinance shall be deemed to include and at all times to have included the following powers:-

(a.) Power to appoint a liquidator of the trade or personal affairs of any alien enemy whether such alien enemy has ever been in the Colony

or not.

(b) Power to appoint a liquidator of the trade or personal affairs of any person any of the pro- perty of whom was for any purpose whatsoever in the possession custody or control of any person whose trade or personal affairs a liqui- dator has been appointed to wind up.

(c.) Power to appoint a liquidator of the estate of

any deceased alien enemy.

(d.) Power to appoint a liquidator of the estate of any deceased person of whose estate an alien enemy is executor or administrator.

(e) Power to appoint a liquidator of the trade or personal affairs of any person who is or at any time since the outbreak of war has been a partner or a joint owner or an owner in common with any alien enemy.

(ƒ) Power to appoint a liquidator of the affairs of any association of persons or organisation which is or at any time since the outbreak of war bas been composed in whole or part of alien ene- mies or which at any time since the outbreak of war has been in whole or part represented in the Colony by an alien enemy.

(9.) Power to appoint a liquidator of the affairs of any person if the Governor think it advisable on account of the enemy nationality or as- sociation of such person.

(2.) Every such liquidator shall have as full rights and powers as any other liquidator appointed under the prin- cipal Ordinance.

(3.) The Governor shall be deemed to have and at all times to have had power to give directions for the sale or disposal of any property which at any time since the out- break of the present war has been in the possession, custody or control of any alien enemy and which is not claimed by any person who is not an alien enemy.