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THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

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No. 10.

號十第

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 9TH MARCH, 1895.

日三十月二年未乙

日九初月三年五十九百八千一 簿一十四第

VOL. LXI.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 81.

His Excellency the Governor has given his assent, in the naine and on behalf of the QUEEN, to the following Ordinance passed by the Legislative Council:-

Ordinance No. 1 of 1895.—An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, to prevent the Sketching of Defences.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 5th March, 1895.

No. 1 of 1895.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Acting Colonial Secretary.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hong- kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, to prevent the Sketching of Defences.

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WILLIAM ROBINSON,

Governor.

[4th March, 1895.].

Badvice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof,

E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the

as follows:--

1. Ordinance No. 2 of 1888 is hereby repealed.

2. This Ordinance may be cited for all purposes as The Defences Sketching Prevention Ordinance, 1895.

3. From and after the passing of this Ordinance it shall not be lawful for any person, whether a British subject or an alien, to make any sketch, drawing, photograph, picture, or painting of any battery, field work or fortification or of any portion thereof within the Colony of Hongkong or the waters thereof without having previously obtained the permission in writing of the Governor. Such permission shall clearly and expressly state the nature of the sketches, drawings, photographs, pictures or paintings, which may be made by the person to whom such permission is given, and the place or places of which such sketches, drawings, photographs or paintings may be made.

4. Any person contravening the provisions of section 3 of this Ordinance shall be liable on summary conviction by a Magistrate to a penalty not exceeding five hundred dollars or at the discretion of the Magistrate to imprison- ment with or without hard labour for any period not exceeding three calendar months; and all such sketches, drawings, photographs, pictures and paintings shall, at the discretion of the Magistrate, be liable to forfeiture.

Repeat.

Short title.

Sketching of batteries, &c.

Penalty.