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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 12, 1939.

7. Registration of Persons Bill.-The Attorney General moved the Second reading of a Bill intituled "An Ordinance to consolidate and amend the law relating to the registration of persons."

The Colonial Secretary seconded. Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

Council in Committee on the Bill.

On Council resuming, the Attorney General reported that the Bill had passed through Committee with immaterial amendments, and moved that it be read a third time.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a third time and passed.

8. Hydrocarbon Oils Bill.-The Attorney General moved the Second reading of a Bill intituled "An Ordinance to consolidate and amend the law relating to the taxation of Hydrocarbon Oils."

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

Council in Committee on the Bill.

On Council resuming, the Attorney General reported that the Bill had passed through Committee without amendment, and moved that it be read a third time.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a third time and passed.

9. Queen Victoria Street Eastward Reclamation and Piers Bill.-The Attorney General moved the Second reading of a Bill intituled "An Ordinance to authorize an undertaking for the reclamation of an area of sea bed to abut the Jubilee Street Ferry Pier approaches and Connaught Road to the East- ward of such approaches between Queen Victoria Street and Pottinger Street and for construction of a pier extending seawards from such reclamation and also for the construction of a temporary pier between the said reclama- tion and Douglas Wharf."

The Colonial Secretary seconded. Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

Council in Committee on the Bill.

On Council resuming, the Attorney General reported that the Bill had passed through Committee without amendment, and moved that it be read a third time.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a third time and passed.

10. Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Bill.-The Attorney General moved the Second reading of a Bill intituled “An Ordinance to amend the Protec- tion of Women and Girls Ordinance, 1938."

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

Council in Committee on the Bill.

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