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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 28,

1928.

Insertion of new section 49A

in Ordinance No. 5 of 1865,

House-

breaking

with intent to

commit

felony.

(6 & 7 Geo.

5, c. 50, s. 27)

(2) breaks out of the same, having

committed any felony therein ;

shall be guilty of felony, and shall be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding fourteen years, and, if a male under the age of sixteen years, with or without a whipping.

45. Every person who, with intent to commit any felony therein,-

(1) enters any dwelling-house in the

night; or

(2) breaks and enters any dwelling- house, place of divine worship or any building within the curtilage, or any school-house, shop, ware- house, counting-house, office, store, garage, pavilion, factory, or workshop, or any building belonging to His Majesty, or to any Government Department, or to any other public authority; shall be guilty of felony, and shall be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding seven years.

4. The following heading and section are inserted in the Larceny Ordinance, 1865, immediately after section 49 thereof:-

Larceny of goods in process of manufacture.

Larceny of good in process of manufacture. (6 & 7 Geo. 5, c. 50, s. 9)

49A. Every person who steals, to the value of five dollars, any woollen, linen, hempen Or cotton yarn, or any goods or article of silk, woollen, linen, cotton, alpaca or mohair, or of any one or more of those materials mixed with each other, or mixed with any other material, whilst laid, placed or exposed, during any stage, process or progress of manufacture in any building, field or other place, shall be guilty of felony and shall be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding fourteen years.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this 27th day of December, 1928.

H. R. BUTTERS,

Deputy Clerk of ouncils.

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