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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 31, 1918.
Short title.
Interpreta- tion.
Returns to
be made.
Penalties.
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Claims against Enemies Ordinance, 1918.
2. In this Ordinance :-
"Enemy Government
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means the Government of any State at war with His Majesty. "Enemy persous includes all persons, firms, companies, and corporations, residing or carrying on business in enemy territory or in territory in hostile occupation.
Enemy territory" means the territory of any State at war with His Majesty, including the colonies and dependencies thereof.
"Property" includes documents of title to pro-
perty.
Territory in hostile occupation'
means any
territory forming part of His Majesty's ter- ritory, or that of an allied or neutral State, which is or may be in the effective military occupation of a State at war with His Majesty.
3. Every person who is entitled to property of any description whatsoever in enemy territory or in territory in hostile occupation, or to any interest in any such pro- perty, and every person who has any claim against any enemy person or enemy government, shall within one month after the commencement. of this Ordinance, make a return of such property or claim to the Custodian : Provided that it shall not be necessary to make any such return respecting property or claims whereof returns have before the commencement of this Ordinance volun- tarily been made to the Custodian or to the Foreign Claims Office.
4-(1.) Every person who fails to comply with any provision of this Ordinance shall be liable upon sum- mary conviction to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars and to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months, and in addition to a further fine not exceed- ing five hundred dollars for every day during which the default continues.
(2.) If any company or other corporation fails to comply with any of the provisions of this Ordinance, the company or other corporation shall be liable upon summary conviction to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, and in addition to a further fine not exceeding five hundred dollars for every day during which the default continues, and every director, manager, secretary or officer of the company or other corporation who is knowingly a party to the default shall on the like con- viction be liable to the like fine, and to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 30th day of May, 1918.
A. G. M. FLETCHER, Clerk of Councils.
Assented to by His Excellency the Governor, the 31st day of May, 1918.
CLAUD SEVERN,
Colonial Speretary.
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