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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 27, 1940.

NOTICES.

No. 1079.

Hong Kong.

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT.

In exercise of the powers conferred upon him by the Emergency Powers (Colonial Delence) Order in Council, 1939, the Emergency Powers (Coloni: 1 Defence) Order in Council, 1940, and all other powers enabling him in that behalf, His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government rescinds regulation 31 of the Defence Regulations, 1910, published in the Gazette Extraordinary of 25th June, 1940, as Government Notification 709, and makes the following regulation in sub- stitution therefor

31. --(1) A competent authority, if it appears to him to be necessary or expedient so to do in the interests of public safety, defence or the efficient prosecution of the war or for maintaining supplies and services essential to the life of the community, may give directions—

(a) as respects any classes of ships or aircraft in this Colony, that no ship or aircraft of that class shall leave any port or place in this Colony at which it may be;

(b) as respects any particular ship or aircraft at any port or place in this Colony, that the ship or aircraft shall not leave that port or place, except with permission granted by such authority or person as may be specified in the directions.

(2) If any ship or aircraft leaves or attempts to leave any port or place in contravention of a direction given under this regulation the master of the ship or the pilot of the aircraft, as the case may be, shall be guilty of an offence against this regulation.

(3) An authorized oflicer may, in relation to any ship or aircraft, take such steps, and use such force, as may appear to him to be reasonably necessary for securing compliance with any directions under this regulation relating to the ship or aircraft or, where an offence against this regulation has occurred in the case of the ship or aircraft, for enabling proceedings in respect of the offence to be effectually taken.

Published by His Excellency's Command.

Stopping of ships and aircraft.

N. L. SMITH,

Colonial Secretary.

27th September, 1940.

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