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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE 18TH JUNE, 1887.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 248.

His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government 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 1887.-An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to consolidate and amend the Law for the Establishment and Regulation of the Police Force of the Colony.

Ordinance No. 20 of 1887.-—An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, for the nuturalisation of CH'AN KWOK YING (✯).

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 18th June, 1887.

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

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W. G. CAMERON.

No. 14 or 1887.

Title.

hort Title.

Interpreta- tion.

Repeal.

Police Force establishment and salaries. (No. 9 of 1862, 8. 2 & s. 4.) (10 Geo. TV. c. 44, s. 4.)

Power to

Governor to diminish or

increase Police Force. [Ibid. s. 3.]

Payment of Force to be voted in annual estimmtes. (Ibid. 8. 5.)

Agents to enlist men for the force. [Ibid. s. 6.]

Oath of Captain Super- Intendent." (Ibid. s. 7.)

Captain Super- intendent to

be a Justice of the Peace in relation to matters of police.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hong- kong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to consolidate and amend the Law for the Establishment and Regulation of the Police Force of the Colony.

[11th June, 1887.]

E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the

Bid vice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows.

PART I-Preliminary.

1. This Ordinance may be cited for all purposes as The Police Force Consolidation Ordinance, 1887.

2. In this Ordinance the expression subordinate officer shall mean every member of the Police Force above the rank of constable except the Captain Superintendent, the Deputy Superintendent, or Adjutant, and the word pension shall include any allowance in the nature of a pension or any gratuity on retirement.

3. Ordinances No. 9 of 1862, except sections 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21, No. 8 of 1869 and No. 7 of 1871 are hereby repealed but such repeals shall not affect the past operation of the said Ordinances or anything done or suffered there- under or any appointment made or any right acquired under the said Ordinances or any of them.

4. The existing establishment of Police for the service of the Colony mentioned in the 1st Schedule hereto shall as heretobefore be under the command and control of a Cap- tain Superintendent and the members thereof shall obey all such lawful commands as they may from time to time re- ceive from the said Captain Superintendent.

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5. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council from time to time to increase or diminish the strength of the said Force as may to him appear expedient. Provided always that the ways and means shall be considered as heretofore in the estimates laid before the Legislative Council and that. the supply required for the payment of the said establishment shall also be voted annually as heretofore and included in the annual appropriation Ordinances.

6. It shall be lawful for the Governor from time to time to appoint such agents, with reasonable remuneration for their services, and repayment of disbursements, as to him shall seem necessary, for the enlistment in other portions of Her Majesty's Dominions, of fit and proper men for service in the Police Force for this Colony.

PART II-Regulation.

7. The Captain Superintendent, Deputy Superintendent, or Adjutant shall, previous to entering on the duties of their respective Offices, take before the Governor the Oath of Allegiance and the Official Oath as set forth in Ordinance No. 4 of 1869 sections 2 & 3.

And the Captain Superintendent shall, during his tenure of the office, have and exercise all the powers of a Justice of the Peace, with regard to the Police Force, or any mem- ber or members thereof.