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1556 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 7TH OCTOBER, 1899.

Naturaliza- tion of Lo KÚN TING.

A BILL

ENTITLED

An Ordinance for the Naturalization of Lò Kúx TING (J), alias Lò Fo (F), alias LÒ CHING CHE ( I ), alias Là Tin Pu (盧殿魁)

WHEREAS LÀ KÍN TĂNG ( Tết 2), alias Lo Fo (*), alias Lò CHING CHIU (EH), alias Lo TIN FUI (盧殿魁), a native of Pak Shán ( 北山鄉), in the District of Heung Shan (), in the prefecture of Kwong Chau (HK), in the province of Kwong Tung (H), in the Empire of China, is now carrying on business as the proprietor of the Kwong Wing Shang () at No. 182, Queen's Road Central, Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, and is a Director of the Tung On Fire Insurance Company, Limited, and is one of the Directors of the Pò Léung Kuk, and is possessed of landed property in this Colony, and has continuously resided and done business in this Colony for the last thirty years, and has declared his intention of residing here per- mauently, and has petitioned to be naturalized as a British subject, within the limits of this Colony, and whereas it is expedient that he should be so naturalized :

Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

1. Lò KỒN TING (J), alias Lo Fo (JH), alias Lò CHING CHIU (JE), alias Lò TIN Fur (R) shall be, and he is, hereby, naturalized as a British subject, within, this Colony, and shall enjoy therein, but not elsewhere all the rights, advantages and privileges of a British subject, on his taking the Oath of Allegiance mider the Promissory Oaths Ordinance, 1869.

HENRY E. POLLOCK,

Acting Attorney General.

Construction.

Definition of "machin- ery."

Deductions

to be made in future valuations.

Saving of existing valuations.

A BILL

ENTITLED

An Ordinance to amend the Rating Ordinance, 1888.

Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:

1. This Ordinance shall be read and construed as one Ordinance with the Rating Ordinance, 1888.

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2. The word "machinery as used in the Rating Ordi- nance, 1888, shall mean machinery used for purely in- dustrial or manufacturing purposes, but shall not include lifts and machinery used as adjuncts to any tenements occupied as offices, dwellings, or hotels. In making, how- ever, any valuation of such lifts and machinery in the future the Assessor shall deduct the expenses of working such lifts and machinery from the rateable value thereof if such expenses are paid by the landlord.

3. Every valuation which has been made by the Assessor prior to the commencement of this Ordinance under the provisions of the Rating Ordinance, 1888, shall be construed and interpreted in any Court of law as if such valuation bad been made under the provisions of the Rating Ordi- nance, 1888, as modified by this Ordinance.

HENRY E. POLLOCK, Acting Attorney General,