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THE HONGKONG GOVT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY, 9TH OCT., 1884.
10. No person shall post up or exhibit or cause to be posted up or exhibited upon any wall or in any public place any public notice or proclamation in the Chinese language without the permission of the Registrar: General being first
obtained.
The Registrar General may in his discretion refuse such permission in any case in which he deems that the publica- tion of such notice or proclamation may be prejudicial to peace or good order.
No person shall tear down or deface or cause to be torn down or defaced any public notice or proclamation bearing the Official Seal of the Governor or of any Government Department of the Colony.
11. Any person acting in contravention of this Ordinance shall be liable upon Summary conviction before a magistrate to be imprisoned with hard labour for a term not exceeding 3 months or at the discretion of the magistrate to a penalty not exceeding $500. But if upon the hearing of the charge the Court shall be of opinion that there are circumstances in the case which renderit inexpedient to inflict any punish- ment it shall have power to dismiss the person charged without proceeding to conviction.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Acting Clerk of Councils,
Printed and Published by NORONHA & Co., Printers to the Hongkong Government, Nos, 6, 7, aud I, Zeiland Street,
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