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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, OCTOBER 17, 1930.

HONG KONG.

No. 12 OF 1930.

I assent.

W. PEEL,

L.S.

Governor.

531

17th October, 1930.

An Ordinance to amend the Gambling Ordi-

nance, 1891.

[17th October, 1930.]

Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows :—

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Gambling Amendment Ordinance, 1930.

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2. Section 2 of the Gambling Ordinance, 1891, is amended by the insertion after the word paragraph (ƒ) thereof of the words :—

other than sweepstakes conducted in accord- ance with the provisions of section 18 of this Ordinance,

3. The following new section shall be inserted in the Short title. Gambling Ordinance, 1891, as section 18 thereof :-

Club sweep- stakes on horses and pony races.

18.-(1) Ordinary social or sporting clubs Amendment in the Colony may, with the approval in writ- of Ordinance ing of the Inspector General of Police, conduct No. 2 of

1891, s. 2. sweepstakes on horse or pony races provided that the following conditions are observed :—

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(a) Not less than ninety per cent., or in the Adds a new

case of a club organising the race not section to less than eighty per cent. of the total No. 2 of subscription shall be devoted to prizes 1891. for the subscribers.

(b) Except in the case of pari-mutuel or cash-sweep tickets sold by the club organizing the race on the premises of the race course during the meeting at which the race takes place to persons attending such meeting, no tickets shall be sold; but, subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), the chances shall be allocated only to members or subseri- bers of the club conducting the sweep- stakes, who shall sign their names to numbers on lists in the premises of the club to which they belong.

(c) No hawking of chances or advertise- ments of the sweepstakes shall be per-

mitted.

(2) Ordinary social or sporting clubs in the Colony may with like approval and subject to the like conditions provide lists of numbers for their members and subscribers as agents for any other approved club or clubs, whether within the Colony or elsewhere.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this 16th day of October, 1930.

E. W. HAMILTON,

Deputy Clerk of Councils.