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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, NOVEMBER 19, 1920.

Brought forward,

-8 12,806,882

Kowloon-Canton Railway.

Special Expenditure,

Pensions,

-

Charitable Services,

615,998

382.810

312,900

66,572

Toral.

14,084,662

Passed the Legislative Commeil of Hongkong, this 18th day of November, 1920,

S. B. B. McELDERRY, Clerk of Councils.

Assented to by His Excellency the Governor, the 19th

day of November, 1920.

A. G. M. FLETCHER,

Colonial Secretary.

Short title.

Power to

tions.

LS

HONGKONG.

No. 11 or 1920.

I assent to this Ordinance.

R. E. STUBBS, Governor.

19th November, 1920.

An Ordinance to provide for the protection of

trees, shrubs and other plants.

[19th November, 1920.]

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

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Plants Ordi- nance, 1920.

2.-(1.) It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council make regula- to make such regulations as he shall think expedient for the purpose of protecting trees, shrubs, and other plants from destruction, injury, or removal.

(2.) In any such regulations the onus of proof may be thrown upon the defendant in any case in which the Governor in Council may think proper.

(3.) All regulations made under this Ordinance shall be laid on the table of the Legislative Council at the first meeting thereof held after the publication in the Gazette of the making of such regulations, and if a resolution be passed at the first meeting of the Legisla- tive Council hold after such regulations have been laid on the table of the said Council resolving that

any such regulation shall be rescinded, or amended in any manner whatsoever, the said regulation shall, without prejudice to anything done thereunder, be deemed to be rescinded, or amended as the case may be, as from the date of publication in the Gazette of the passing of such resolution.