66790-1920-Order-for-the-removal-of-certain-graves-at-Repulse-Bay — Page 2

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, OCTOBER 1, 1920.

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1 by this Order under my hand by virtue of the power in that behalf vested in me by section 916 of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1903, and all other powers thereto me enabling DO HEREBY ORDER AND DIRECT that the said graves he removed to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Works either by the Public Works Department or by the Tung Wah Hospital should the Board of Direction desire to undertake the work, and that the remains removed from such graves shall be re-interred or disposed of in such manner as the Secretary for Chinese Affairs in consult- ation with the Head of the Sanitary Department and the Board of Direction of the Tung Wah Hospital shall think fit, and that all reasonable expenses in connection with such removal, re-interment, and disposal shall be defrayed out of the public revenue of the Colony.

Given under my hand this 1st day of October, 1920.

R. E. STUBBS,

GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONGKONG.

Governor.

No. 497.

Order under section 91h of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, 19:13, Ordinance No. 1 of 1993, made by the Governor on the 1st day of October, 1920.

WHEREAS I Sir REGINALD EDWARD STUBBS Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander- in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies and Vice-Admiral of the same, deem it expedient for a public purpose to order the removal of all graves on Crown land at the eastern end of Bowen Road which are not in an authorised cemetery and are within the area coloured blue on a plan dated the 22nd day of September, 1920, and signed by the Director of Public Works which may be seen during office hours at the Office of the Public Works Department, NOW I by this order under my hand by virtue of the power in that behalf vested in me by section 91b of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1903, and all other powers thereto me enabling DO HEREBY ORDER AND DIRECT that the said graves be removed to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Works either by the Public Works Department or by the Tung Wah Hospital should the Board of Direction desire to undertake the work and that the remains removed from such graves shall be re-interred or disposed of in such manner as the Secretary for Chinese Affairs in consultation with the Head of the Sanitary Department. and the Board of Direction of the Tung Wah Hospital shall think fit and that all reasonable expenses in connection with such removal, re-interment and disposal shall be defrayed out of the public revenue of the Colony.

Given under my hand this 1st day of October, 1920.

- GOVERNMENT House,

HONGKONG.

R. E. STUBBS,

Governor.