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1920.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JUNE 25, 1920.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a first time.

ADJOURNMENT. -The Council then adjourned until Thursday, the 24th day of June,

Confirmed this 24th day of June, 1920.

W. J. CARRIE,

Clerk of Councils.

R. E. STUBBS,

Governor.

No. 357.-His Excellency the Governor has given his assent, in the name and on behalf of His Majesty the KING, to the following Ordinances passed by the Legislative Council:-

Ordinance No. 7 of 1920.---An Ordinance to amend the Trade Marks Ordi-

nance, 1909.

Ordinance No. 8 of 1920.--An Ordinance to amend the law relating to societies. Ordinance No. 9 of 1920.—An Ordinance to amend the Public Health and

Buildings Ordinance, 1903.

Short title and

construction.

Ordinance No. 40 of 1909.

Omission to send, and non-receipt of, notice of intended removal to be no bar to removal of

expired trade mark.

LS

HONGKONG.

No. 7 or 1920.

I assent to this Ordinance.

R. E. STUBBS,

Governor.

25th June, 1920.

An Ordinance to amend the Trade Marks Ordi-

nance, 1909.

25th June, 1920.].

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

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Trade Marks Ordinance, 1920, and shall be read and construed as one with the Trade Marks Ordinance, 1909, herein- after called the principal Ordinance, and the said Ordi- Dance and this Ordinance may be cited together as the Trade Marks Ordinances, 1909 and 1920,

2.-(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the principal Ordinance or in the Rules made thereunder, neither omission on the part of the Registrar to send the notice prescribed by section 30 of the said Ordinance, nor the non-receipt by the registered proprietor of any such notice, nor omission on the part of the Registrar to advertise the fact of non-payment of the renewal fee, shall be any bar to the removal from the register of any trade mark the registration of which has expired and

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