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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 24TH MARCH, 1888.

No. 13 OF 1888.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hong- kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, entitled The Regu- lation of Chinese Ordinance, 1888.

LS G. WILLIAM DES VIEUX.

[21st March, 1888.]

E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the

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as follows:-

thereof,

PRELIMINARY.

1. In the construction of this Ordinance, the following terms shall have or shall include the meanings respectively set against them, unless the context should otherwise require-

City of Victoria. The Districts specified in Section 6 of this Ordinance, subject to any alteration thereof by the Governor in Council under this Ordinance. House. Any dwelling, shop, outhouse, shed, or roof. Householder. The actual tenant or occupant of the whole of any building or tenement in a district of Victoria or in cases where there shall be no such person, then the immediate landlord of the whole of such building or tenement, but shall not include or extend to any person, other than a Chinese, unless a portion of his house be rented by any Chinese, and in cases of Companies and corpora- tions, or if the company or corporation is the immediate landlord, the Secretary or Manager thereof shall be deemed the householder, and shall be liable to all the provisions of this Ordinance accordingly.

Occupier. Any person acting as master of or in charge of a house, or the occupant of the ground floor at a rent, or if no such person can be fotind, the owner of the house, or his agent.

Vessel. Any ship, junk, or boat of any kind whatever, whether propelled by steam, sails, or oars, 、or merely kept afloat as a residence or otherwise.

CHAPTER I.

General Provisions.

2. The census and registration office at present existing shall, for the purpose of this Ordinance, be continued, together with the Registrar General and other the officers and assistants by whom the duties and business thereof have been hitherto performed.

3. The several persons now being the Registrar General, officers and assistants of the said office, shall discharge the duties and business thereof in future at their present salaries during the Governor's pleasure; and upon any vacancy, the Governor may from time to time hominate and appoint such person or persons to be such Registrar General, officers, and assistants respectively, and at such salary and salaries as to him shall scem meet, and also remove him or them at discretion from time to time, and nominate and appoint another or others in his or their room; yet so as that Her Majesty's pleasure shall be taken as to every nomination, appointment, and removal of a Registrar General, and as to every new limitation of salary under the provisions of this Section.

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Regulations.

4. The Governor in Council may from time to time make, and when made may alter, add to, repeal, or revive any regulations necessary for the better carrying out of this Ordinance or any forms thereunder and such regulations and forms shall, when published in the Gazette, have the force of law.

Title.

Interpreta- tion.

(7 of 66, 3.)

(8 of 58, 32.)

(7 of 66, 2.)

(8 of 58, 32.)

Census and registration office contin

ed.

(8 of 58, 2.)

Appointments

of officers. (8 of 58, 3.)

Governor i Council may make Regulations.

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