THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TH DECEMBER, 1899.
3. The provisions of sections 9, 10, 14, 15, and 16 of Certain Ordinance 8 of 1873 shall not, after the passing of this classes of Ordinance, apply to either of the following two classes of goods to be dangerous goods, namely:-
(i.) Lubricating oils, or
exempted from certain provisions of 8 of 1873
(ii.) Petroleum tar or petroleum fuel which, after being and from
tested by him, has been certified by the Government operation of Analyst or other similar officer of this or any other bye-laws. British Colony or Possession to give off an inflam- mable vapour at a temperature of not less than 200° Fahrenheit.
Any bye-laws, rules, or regulations, relating to dangerous goods, which have been heretofore made under the provi- sions of Ordinance 8 of 1873 or Ordinance 8 of 1892, shall not, after the coming into force of this Ordinance, apply to either of the above two classes of dangerous goods, and any bye-laws, rules, or regulations hereafter made relating to dangerous goods shall not, unless expressly so provided, apply to either of the above two classes of dangerous goods.
of 1873 not
4. The provisions of section 11 of Ordinance 8 of 1873 Sec. 11 of 8 shall not apply to any goods the storage of which is pro- to apply to vided for by any other Ordinance.
certain
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 28th goods. day of December, 1899,
R. F. JOHNSTON, Acting Clerk of Councils.
Assented to by His Excellency the Governor, the 30th
day of December, 1899.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Colonial Secretary.
No. 40 OF 1899.
An Ordinance to provide for the summoning of
Chinese before the Registrar General.
LS
HENRY A. BLake, Governor.
[30th December, 1899.]
BE it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows :--
1. This Ordinance may be cited as The Summoning of Short title. Chinese Ordinance, 1899.
examination.
2.-(i.) The Governor may at any time direct the Power to Registrar General to enquire into and report as to any summon matter which is connected with the New Territories as person for defined by section 2 of Ordinance No. 12 of 1899, if such matter exclusively concerns persons of Chinese race, whether British subjects or otherwise.
(ii) It shall be lawful for the Registrar General to summon in writing under, his hand and seal any person of Chinese race (whether a British subject or otherwise) who appears to him to be able to give information regarding any matter into which the Registrar General is directed by the Governor to enquire, reciting in the summons the subject of the enquiry.
bound to
answer.
3. Every person so summoned shall be legally bound to Persou sum. attend before the Registrar General at the time and the moned place specified in such summons and to answer truthfully attend and all questions which the Registrar General may put to him relating to the matter under enquiry, and to produce, if required by him, to the Registrar General or to some person deputed by him for the purpose, any books, documents, or other written matter pertinent to the enquiry, and to permit the inspection of any property either by the Registrar General or by some person deputed by him for the purpose, and the Registrar General shall for the purposes of this Ordinance have powers similar to those vested in the Supreme Court of this Colony in regard to administering oaths to witnesses and examining witnesses on oath, and any person wilfully giving false evidence ou oath before the Registrar General shall be liable, upon summary conviction before a Magistrate, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, with or without hard labour, or to the payment of a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars which may be recovered by distress, and the provisions of the Magistrate's Ordinance, 1890, relating to summary procedure shall apply to any proceedings under this section.
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