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THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

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Published by Authority.

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No. 20.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 1ST MAY, 1897.

VOL. XLIII.

號十二第

日十三月三年酉丁

日一初月五年七十九百八千一 簿三十四第

PROCLAMATION.

No. 3.

[L.S.]

WILLIAM ROBINSON,

Governor.

By His Excellency Sir WILLIAM ROBINSON, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong 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 discase 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 Swatow and the Island of Formosa should be proclaimed as ports or places at which an infectious or contagious disease prevailed.

Now, therefore, 1, Sir WILLIAM ROBINSON, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, do hereby, with the advice of the Executive Council, proclaim that Swatow and the Island of Formosa are ports or places at which an infectious or contagious disease prevails.

By His Excellency's Command,

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary, in the absence of the Clerk of Councils.

Given at Government House, Victoria, Hongkong, this 1st day of May, 1897.

No. 4.

[L.S.]

WILLIAM ROBINSON,

Governor.

PROCLAMATION.

By His Excellency Sir WILLIAM ROBINSON, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same.

Whereas, by Proclamation, under section 1 of Ordinance No. 5 of 1895, dated the 20th day of April, 1897, the immigration or importation into this Colony of any Chinese from Swatow and from the Island of Formosa was prohibited, until further notice.

And, whereas it is expedient to revoke such Proclamation ;