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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 30, 1940.

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1940, and the Emergency Powers (Colonial Defence) Order in Council, 1940, to the Buildings Ordinance, 1935, Ordinance No. 18 of 1935, dated 11th July, 1940.

Amendment made by the Officer Administering the Government under section 1 (2) (d) of the Emergency Powers (Defence) Act, 1939, as applied to this Colony by the Emergency Powers (Colonial Defence) Order in Council, 1939, as respectively amended by the Emergency Powers (Defence) Act, 1940, and the Emergency Powers (Colonial Defence) Order in Council, 1940, to the Hong Kong Corps of Air Raid Wardens Ordinance, 1940, Ordinance No. 6 of 1940, dated 11th July, 1940.

Order made by the Controller of Food under the Defence Regulations, 1940, with the consent of the Officer Administering the Government, fixing the standard price for certain articles of food, dated 12th July, 1940.

Amendment made by the Officer Administering the Government under the Emergency Powers (Colonial Defence) Order in Council, 1939, and the Emergency Powers (Colonial Defence) Order in Council, 1940, to the Defence Regulations, 1940, dated 17th July, 1940.

The Trading with the Enemy Ordinance, 1914, Amendment Regulations, 1940, made by the Officer Administering the Government under section 1 (2) (d) of the Emergency Powers (Defence) Act, 1939, as applied to this Colony by the Emergency Powers (Colonial Defence) Order in Council, 1939, as respectively amended by the Emergency Powers (Defence) Act, 1940, and the Emergency Powers (Colonial Defence) Order in Council, 1940, dated 18th July, 1940.

The Trading with the Enemy (Specified Territories) Order, 1940, made by the Officer Administering the Government under section 2 (1) (e) of the Trading with the Enemy Ordinance, 1914, Ordinance No. 25 of 1914, as amended by regulation 2 of the Trading with the Enemy Ordinance, 1914, Amendment Regulations, 1940, dated 18th July, 1940.

Proclamation No. 5.-Calling out certain members of the Hong Kong Corps

of Air Raid Wardens.

Proclamation No. 6.-Colony subject to the provisions of sections 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 12A and 14 of the Peace Preservation Ordinance, 1886, Ordinance No. 10 of 1886.

Proclamation No. 7.-Calling out certain members of the Hong Kong Corps

of Air Raid Wardens.

Administration Reports, 1939:-

Part I.-General Administration:-

Financial Reports.

Regulations made by the Governor in Council under sections 6, 13 (3), (4), 17 (3), 48, 50, 54 (1), 57, 64 and 76 of the Dutiable Commodities Ordin- ance, 1931, Ordinance No. 36 of 1931.

Ordinances of Hong Kong (1937 Edition), Volume III, 1915-31.

QUESTIONS.

4. The Hon. Mr. LEO D'ALMADA E CASTRO, Jr., pursuant to notice, asked the

following questions:-

(1) Was the recent compulsory evacuation of women and children from the Colony at the order of the Home Government or directed by the Hong Kong Government?