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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 21, 1940.

Provision

as to pay- ments.

Interpreta-

ten.

Short title.

10. Nothing in the preceding provisions of these Regulations relating to the payment of any price shall be considered as requiring payment of that price otherwise than in sterling or in Hong Kong currency, or otherwise than in the Colony.

11. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the meaning hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say-

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bank notes" and "currency notes mean respective- ly bank notes and currency notes which are legal tender in the British Empire or in any part thereof;

'British subject " includes every person who is a British subject within the meaning of the British Nationality and Status of Aliens Acts, 1914 to 1933. and also every corporation or company incorporated in the British Empire

te quder any Charter or Enactment:

gold

means gold coins or gold bullion:

OWIEĽ in relation to any security, includes any person who has power to sell or transfer a security, or who has the custody thereof, or who receives, whether on his own behalf or on behalf of any other person, dividends or interest thereon, or who has any other interest therein.

"security" includes shares, stock, bonds, notes, deben- tires, debenture stock and Treasury bills, but does not include a bill of exchange or, save as otherwise expressly provided,

promissory note or a deposit receipt.

12. These Regulations may be cited 44 (Finance) Regulations, 1940.

the Defence

Tablished by His Excellency's Command,

21st March. 1940.

N. L. SMITH,

Colonial Secretary.

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