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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4TH MAY, 1889.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 205.
His Excellency the Governor has given his assent, in the name and on behalf of the Queen, to the following Ordinances passed by the Legislative Council:-
Ordinance No. 14 of 1889.-An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, to amend and Conso- lidate the Law relating to the carriage and possession of deadly
weapons.
Ordinance No. 15 of 1889.—An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, for amending the Laws relating to the construction of Buildings in the Colony of Hongkong.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 4th May, 1889.
Title,
Preamble.
Short title.
Repeal.
Interprcta- tion.
Licence to carry "arms."
No person to carry armis without a licence.
Exceptions.
Arms found
on junks, &c.
Punishment.
No. 14 OF 1889.
An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hong- kong, with the advice and consent of the Legis- lative Council thereof, to amend and Consoli- date the Law relating to the carriage and possession of deadly weapons.
LS G. WILLIAM DES VOUX.
BE
[18th April, 1889.]
E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited for all purposes as The Arms Ordinance, 1889.
2. Ordinances No. 6 of 1887 and No. 4 of 1889 are hereby repealed, but such repeal shall not affect the past operation of the said Ordinances or either of them or anything done or suffered thereunder, nor be taken to revive any Ordinance thereby repealed.
3. 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.
4. The Governor in Council may from time to time in his discretion.grant to any person a licence to carry arms, subject to such conditions as may seem fit, and may from time to time in his discretion revoke any such licence:
5. 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 Watchmen appointed under Ordinance 13 of 1888, and pro- vided 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 Ordi- nance 8 of 1879 from having without licence on board of his junk such arms as are reasonably necessary for the pro- tection of such junk on the high seas.
6. 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 the last preceding section, 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.
7. Every person carrying arms contrary to the provisions of this Ordinance shall on summary conviction thereof be- fore a Magistrate be liable to a fine not exceeding one hun- dred dollars or to imprisonment with or without hard labour for any period not exceeding six months, and such arms if captured shall be forfeited to the Crown.
FREDERICK STEWART, Colonial Secretary.
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