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THE HONGKONG

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No. 33.

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Published by Authority.

VICTORIA, MONDAY, 10TH JULY, 1899.

VOL. XLV.

號三十三第

日三初月六年亥己 日十初月七年九十九百八千一 簿五十四第

No. 4.

PROCLAMATION.

[L.S.]

HENRY ARTHUR BLAKE,

Governor.

By His Excellency Sir HENRY ARTHUR BLAKE, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hong- kong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same.

Whereas, by Regulation No. 1 of the Quarantine Regulations made by the Governor-in-Council on the 18th day of March, 1897, under section 25 of Ordinance No. 26 of 1891, it is provided that the term port or place at which any infectious or contagious disease prevailed" means a port or place proclaimed to be such by Order of the Governor-in-Council, published in the Gazette, from the date of such proclamation.

And whereas the said Quarantine Regulations were duly notified to take effect as from the 1st day of May, 1897.

And whereas the Governor-in-Council has ordered that Amoy should be proclaimed a port or place at which an infectious or contagious disease prevails.

Now, therefore, I, Sir HENRY ARTHUR BLAKE, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hong- kong and its Dependencies, do, hereby, with the advice of the Executive Council, proclaim that Amoy is a port or place at which an infectious or contagious disease prevails.

By His Excellency's Command,

J. G. T. BUCKLE,

Clerk of Councils.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

Given at Government House, Victoria, Hongkong, this 10th day of July, 1899.

Printed and Published by NORONHA & Co., Printers to the Hongkong Government, Nos. 5, 7 and 9, Zetland Street.