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THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette

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EXTRAORDINARY.

特門 轅 港 香

Published by Authority.

VICTORIA, THURSDAY, 24TH AUGUST, 1899.

No. 42.

VOL. XLV.

號二十四第

日九十月七年亥己 日四十二月八年九十九百八千一

簿五十四第

No. 6.

PROCLAMATION.

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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 Proclamation dated the 10th July, 1899, under 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, the port of Amoy was proclaimed by the Governor-in-Council to be a port or place at which an infectious or contagious disease prevails.

And, whereas it is expedient to revoke such Proclamation in respect of the said port of Amoy. 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, revoke the said Proclamation in respect of the port of Amoy with effect from this date.

By His Excellency's Command,

R. F. JOHNSTON, Acting Clerk of Councils.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

Given at Government House, Victoria, Hongkong, this 24th day of August, 1899.

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