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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 31, 1939.

7-(1) The following persons shall be exempt from the Exemptions. following provisions of this Part :----

(a) persons of Chinese race;

(b) members of His Majesty's regular Naval. Military or

Air Forces and the Hong Kong Police Force:

(c) female persons;

(d) persons under the age of eighteen years;

(e) persons of and over the age of fifty-five years.

(2) The Governor in Council may by notification in the Gazette exempt any person or member of a class of persons from the following provisions of this Part, and may revoke any such exemption.

8. (1) Subject to the provisions of section 7. every British subject shall make and sign a return, to the best of his knowledge and belief correct, in Form No. 2 in the Schedule, of the information and particulars specified in the said form, and shall deliver the return to the Commissioner of Police.

(2) The return shall be so delivered-

(a) by a person who is in the Colony at the date of the commencement of this Ordinance, within two months there- after;

(b) by a person who arrives in the Colony after the com- mencement of this Ordinance, within two months from the date of such arrival:

(e) by a person who ceases to be an exempted person within the meaning of section 7, within two months from the date on which the exemption ceased:

(d) by a person who, without making a return, leaves the Colony before the expiration of any period within which he is required by this section to make it, and afterwards returns to the Colony, within two months from the date of his last arrival in the Colony.

Return of certain

particulars

to be made to

Com-

missioner of Police. Schedule. Form No. 2.

returns.

9. If in any case it appears to the Commissioner of Police Verification that any return has not been duly made or that any return is etc., of incomplete or incorrect or requires verification, and that it cannot be made. completed, corrected or verified without the attendance of the person concerned. the Commissioner of Police may in his absolute discretion by a notice served on such person require his attendance at the Registration of Persons Office. Police Department, and every person whose attendance is so required shall attend thereat on the date and at the time specified in the notice and answer truthfully to the best of his knowledge and belief such questions as addressed to him by a police officer for the purpose of making, may be completing, correcting or verifying the return. Any notice referred to in this section may be addressed to any person at the place of residence shown in the return made by him, and served by post.

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10. The Governor in Council may by notification in the Application Gazette direct that all or any of the provisions of sub of section section (2) of section 2 (subject to the exemptions provided British under or by sub-sections (4) and (5) of that section) shall subjects by apply to and have effect in the case of British subjects (not Concil. exempted by or under section 7) in all respects as they apply to and have effect in the case of aliens, and may by similar notification suspend or revoke such application.

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