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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 26, 1939.

84. If any person contravenes or fails to comply with Penalties. any of these regulations, or any order or rule made under any of these regulations or any direction given or requirement imposed under any of these regulations, he shall be guilty of an offence against that regulation; and, subject to any special provisions contained in these regulations, a person guilty of an offence against any of these regulations shall-

(1) on summary conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to a fine not exceed- ing two thousand dollars, or to both such imprisonment and such fine, or

(2) on conviction on indictment, be liable to imprison- ment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars, or to both such imprisonment and such fine.

for orders,

89. When any order is made under the provisions of Publicity these regulations, the Governor, or other authority issuing the order, shall cause notice of the effect of such order to " be given as soon as may be in such manner as he thinks necessary for bringing it to the notice of all persons who in his opinion ought to have notice of the order.

90. Without prejudice to any special provisions con- Service of tained in these regulations, a notice to be served on any notices person for the purposes of any of these regulations may be served by sending it by post in a letter addressed to that person at his last or usual place of abode or place of business.

and varia-

91. Any power conferred by any of these regulations Revocation to make any order or rules shall be construed as including a tion of power, exercisable in the like manner and subject to the like orders, etc. conditions, if any, to revoke or vary the order or rules.

Governor.

92. The powers conferred by these regulations shall be Powers of in addition to and not in derogation of any other rights or powers vested in the Governor, or conferred by law on any other authority or person.

offences.

93. Nothing in these regulations shall affect the liability Liability for of any person to trial and punishment for any offence other- wise than in accordance with these regulations:

Provided that no person shall be punished twice for the

same act or omission.

Published by His Excellency's Command.

26th August, 1939.

R. A. C. NORTH,

Colonial Secretary.

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