THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, OCTOBER 12, 1917.
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(3.) No procelings whatsoever connected in any man- ner with any enquiry under the provisions of this Ordinance, or with any other enquiry with a view to deportation made before or after the commencement of this Orlinance under the provisions of any other civictment, shall be any bar to any subsequent enquiry under the provisions of this Ordi- nauce or to the making of any deportation order thereon.
(4.) The Governor may, whenever it shall appear to him that there are reasonable grounds for enquiry as to whether any person should be deported, issne a warrant in Form No. 1 in the Schedule hereto authorising the arrest of such person and his detention for a period not exceeding six days.
(5.) Any person arrested under any such warrant may be detained in the custody of any officer referred to in the said warrant and may be transferred from the enstody of any such officer to any other such officer as often as may
be desirable.
(6.) So soon as conveniently may be after the arrest of any person under any such warrant the Secretary for Chinese Affairs or one of the Assistants to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, or the District Officer or Assistant District Officer, shail interview the person so arrested and shall ask such person the questions set forth in Form No. 2 in the Schedule hereto; Provided however that if such person does not in answer to the fourth question in the said form say anything in answer to the charge pre- ferred against him or give any reason why he should not be deported it shall not be necessary for such person to be asked to answer the fifth, sixth and seventh questions in the said for.
(7.) The officer who interviews such person shall take down in English, with or without the assistance of an in- terpreter and whether such interpreter be sword or not, a full record of the answers given by the person interviewed to the questions asked him, and such answers so taken down by such officer shall be read over to such person and may if such person is willing so to do be signed or in other manner signified as correct by such person and shall be signed as correct by such officer and by the interpreter if any be employed.
(8.) So soon as conveniently may be after such interview the Secretary for Chinese Affairs shall transmit to the Colonial Secretary a report in Form No. 3 in the Schedule hereto for the consideration of the Governor in Council.
(9.) The Governor insy from time to time by warrant in Form No. 4 in the Schedule hereto authorise the deten- tion of a person, in enstody under any warrant issued under this section, for a further period of four days from the date of the expiration of the previous warrant, provided that the Governor is satisfied that the said person ought to be de- tained in order that further enquiry may be made,
(10.) A magistrate may at any time after the concln- sion of the interview referred to in sub-section (6) of this section and after the examination of any witnesses called by the person in question, or at any previous time with the consent of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, admit to bail any person in custody under any warrant issued under this section upon such security as in the opinion of the magis trate will be sufficient cusure the appearance and surren- der of such person at the House of Detention at any specified dare and time. The recognizance of bail may be in Form No. 5 in the Schedule bereto.
(11.) If as the result of the consideration of any such report it shall appear to the Governor in Council that any person to whom such report relates is liable to deportation and should be deported the Governor in Council may issue a deportation order against such person.
(12.) The Colonial Secretary by direction of the Gover- nor may by order in Form No. 6 in the Schedule hereto direct the release of any person in custody under any such warrant as aforesaid and où receipt of such order the Super- intendent of the House of Detention shall release such person.
(13.) Any deportation order issued under the provisions of his section may be in Form No. 7 in the Schedule hereto.
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