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54. THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19TH JANUARY, 1889.

No. 4 OF 1889.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hong- kong, with the advice and consent of the Legis- lative Council thereof, to amend Ordinance 6 of 1887.

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G. WILLIAM DES VEUX.

[18th January, 1889.]

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

1. Ordinance 6 of 1887 is hereby amended by substituting for sections 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the said Ordinance, the follow- ing sections, that is to say:-

1. In this Ordinance the expression arms, includes any description of fire arms, also any sword, cutlass, spear, pike, bayonet, dagger, fighting iron or other deadly weapon, also any part of any arms so defined.

2. The Governor in Council may from time to time at discretion grant to any person a licence to carry arms, subject to such conditions as to the Go- vernor in Council may seem fit, and may from time to time at discretion revoke any such licence.

3. No person, who has not a licence from the Governor in Council for the purpose, shall carry any arms in this Colony: Provided that this prohibition shall not apply to any persons in the Naval or Military or Civil Services of the Crown or of any foreign power, or, to Justices of the Peace, or to Special or Common Jurors, or to District Watch- men appointed under Ordinance 13 of 1888, and provided also that this prohibition shall not apply to prevent the owner of any trading or fishing junk who has given security to the Harbour Master under section 38 of Ordinance 8 of 1879 from having without licence on board of his junk such arms as are reasonably necessary for the protection of such junk on the high seas.

4. If any arms are found on board of any junk or other Chinese vessel and the person in charge, or appearing or acting as the master or as in charge of such junk or vessel, does not produce a licence under this Ordinance authorizing him or some other person or persons on board of such junk or vessel to carry such arms, or does not shew that such arms come within the second proviso of section 3, such person and all other persons on board of such junk or vessel shall be deemed to be persons carrying arms contrary to this Ordinance.

And in section 7 by substituting for the words "every month to furnish to the Registrar General" the words

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February, May, August and November in each year to

furnish to the Captain Superintendent of Police."

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 2nd day of January, 1889.

ARATHOON SETH, Clerk of Councils.

Assented to by His Excellency the Governor, the 18th day of January, 1889.

FREDERICK STEWART,

Colonial Secretary.