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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JUNE 14, 1918.

(2.) Any appeal to the Governor in Council under the provisions of this Ordinance shall be conducted in public unless on any occasion the Governor is of opinion that the appeal should be conducted wholly or partly in private.

(3.) In all other respects any enquiry or appeal under the provisious of this Ordinance may be conducted in such manner as the enquiring or appellate authority, as the case may be, shall see fit.

13.-(1.) The Tribunal shall, for the purpose of any General enquiry which it is authorised under the provisions of this powers of Ordinance to make, have all the powers of the Supreme Court in respect of the following matters :-

(a) enforcing the attendance of witnesses and

examining them on outh or otherwise;

(6) compelling the production of documents; and (c) punishing persons guilty of contempt.

(2.) Every British subject ordered to attend before the Tribunal, and every civil servant whose case may be enquired into by the Governor under the provisions of this Ordinance, shall, ou oath if so required, truthfully and fully answer all enquiries which may be addressed to such British subject or civil servant by the Tribunal or by the Governor, as the case may be, and shall produce any docu- ments in his possession or under his control which the Tribunal or the Governor, as the case may be, may order such British subject or civil servant to produce.

(3.) If any such British subject or civil servant, as the euse may be, fails to comply with any of the provisions of sub-clause (2) of this section, he shall upon, summary con. viction be liable to a fine of two hundred and fifty dollars and to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months.

the Tribunal.

documents.

14. Any order, summons, subpoena, notice, or other Service of document, issued for the purpose of carrying out the pro- visions of this Ordinance, may be served either by being delivered personally to the person to whom such document is addressed, or by leaving it with some adult at such per- son's last known residence or place of business, or by send- ing it by registered post to such person at his last known residence or place of business.

15. The various forms in the Schedule hereto may be Forms. used with such variations as the circumstances may re- quire.

16.-(1.) It shall be lawful for the Governor to appoint Assessors, three persons, two of whom shall be commercial men, to act as assessors upon appeals to the Governor in Council under the provisions of this Ordinance.

(2.) Every such assessor shall during his tenure of office as such assessor be entitled to be present at all pro- ceedings whatsoever in any such appeal.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 10th day of June, 1918.

A. G. M. FLETCHER,

Clerk of Councils,

Assented to by His Excellency the Governor, the 14th day of June, 1918.

CLAUD SEVERN,

Colonial Survetary

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