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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TH JULY, 1898.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 336.

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The following Bills, which were read a first time at a Meeting of the Legislative Council held this day, are published.

Council Chamber, Hongkong, 25th July, 1898.

J. G. T. BUCKLE,

Clerk of Councils,

A BILL

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An Ordinance for the Naturalization of Tong YUK, alias TONG LAI TS'ÜN.

WHEREAS TONG YUK (E), alias Tong Lai Ts'ün (M), a native of Heung Shan ([1]) district, in the Kwang Tung () Province, in the Empire of China, and employed as compradore by the firm of Mes- sieurs MEYERING & Co. at No. 6, Queen's Road Central, in this Colony, has resided in this Colony for the last twenty- six years, and has declared his intention of residing hore permanently, and has petitioned to be naturalized as a British subject, within the limits of this Colony, and whercas 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:--

tion of ToxG

1. TONG YUK (I), alias TONG LAI TS'UN (Naturaliza- B), shall be, and he is, hereby, naturalized as a yek 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 under the Promissory Oaths Ordinance, 1869.

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An Ordinance for the Naturalization of CHAU TUNG SHANG,

WHEREAS CHAU TUNG SHANG (4), a native of Nam Hoi () district, in the Province of Kwang Tung (M), in the Empire of China, at present a Director of the National Bank of China, Limited, in this Colony, has resided in this Colony for more than nine years, and has declared his intention of residing here permanently, 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:--

tion of CHAU TỪNG SHANG.

1. CHAU TUNG SHANG (4) shall be, and he Naturaliza- 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 under the Promissory Oaths Ordinance, 1869.