ORDINANCE No. 5 of 1873.
Chinese Emigrant Ships.
WHEREAS it has been made to appear that Chinese emigrants embarking at ports or places out of the Colony are subjected to ill-treatment as well on board ship as at the place of their destination, and by reason thereof, it is expedient to provide that no ship intended for the conveyance of Chinese emigrants to be embarked from any port or place out of the Colony, shall hereafter be built, equipped and fitted out within the Colony without such licence as is required under "The Hongkong Emigration Ordinance, 1870," and generally to make further provision for the repression of abuses in relation to Chinese emigration: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as "The Chinese Emigrant Ship Ordinance, 1873."
2. In the construction of this Ordinance, if not inconsistent with the context, the following terms and expressions shall have the meanings hereinafter respectively assigned to them, that is to say:-
"Master," shall include any person having the charge or command of a ship;
"Ship," shall include any vessel or boat;
"Chinese Passenger Ship," shall mean a ship defined by and coming under the provisions of "The Chinese Passengers' Act, 1855;"
"Chinese Emigrant Ship," shall mean a ship, not being a Chinese passenger ship, which shall be fitting out in this Colony or intended to be used after leaving the waters thereof, for the conveyance of Chinese emigrants, to be embarked at any port or place out of the Colony;
"Building," in relation to a ship, shall include the doing of any act towards or incidental to the construction of a ship, and all words having relation to building shall be construed accordingly;
"Equipping," in relation to a ship, shall include the furnishing of a ship with any tackle, apparel, furniture, provisions, arms, munitions, or stores, or any other thing which is used in or about a ship for the purpose of fitting or adapting her for the sea, and all words relating to equipping shall be construed accordingly;
"Ship and Equipment," shall include a ship and everything in or belonging to a ship.
3. No Chinese emigrant ship shall clear out or proceed to sea from this Colony unless the master of such ship shall be provided with a licence under this Ordinance.
4. No person shall do any of the acts hereinafter specified in section 9, without a licence from the Governor, or unless the owner, agent, or master of the ship in respect of which such act shall be done shall have obtained such licence.
5. Every such licence shall be under the hand of the Governor and the public seal of the Colony, and the granting thereof shall be in the discretion of the Governor, and...
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Short Title.
Interpretation clause.
"Master."
"Ship."
"Chinese Passenger Ship."
"Chinese Emigrant Ship."
"Building."
"Equipping."
"Ship and Equipment."
Licences under this Ordinance.
Licence from Governor.
Form and conditions of licence.
ORDINANCE No. 5 or 1873.
Chinese Emigrant Ships.
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made that Chinese emigrants embarking at ports or places out of the Colony are sub- jected to illtreatment as well on board ship as at the place of their destination, and by. reason thereof, it is expedient to provide that no ship intended for the conveyance Chinese emigrants to be embarked from any port or place out of the Colony, shall hereafter be built, equipped and fitted out within the Colony without such licence as is required under "The Hongkong Emigration Ordinance, 1870," and generally to make further provision for the repression of abuses in relation to Chinese emigration: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as "The Chinese Emigrant Ship Ordinance, 1873." 2. In the construction of this Ordinance, if not inconsistent with the context, the following terms and expressions shall have the meanings hereinafter respectively assigned to them, that is to say:-
ship;
"Master," shall include any person having the charge or command of a
Ship," shall include any vessel or boat;
Chinese Passenger Ship," shall mean a ship defined by and coming under the provisions of "The Chinese Passengers' Act, 1855;"
Chinese Emigrant Ship," shall mean a ship, not being a Chinese pas- senger ship, which shall be fitting out in this Colony or intended to be used after leaving the waters thereof, for the conveyance of Chinese emigrants, to be embarked at any port or place out of the Colony;
"Building," in relation to a ship, shall include the doing any act towards or incidental to the construction of a ship, and all words having relation to building shall be construed accordingly;
Equipping," in relation to a ship, shall include the furnishing a ship with any tackle, apparel, furniture, provisions, arms, munitions, or stores, or any other thing which is used in or about a ship for the purpose of fitting or adapting her for the sea, and all words relating to equipping shall be construed accordingly;
Ship and Equipment," shall include a ship and everything in or belong- ing to a ship.
3. No Chinese emigrant ship shall clear out or proceed to sea from this Colony unless the master of such ship shall be provided with a licence under this Ordinance.
4. No person shall do any
of the acts hereinafter specified in section 9, without a licence from the Governor, or unless the owner, agent, or master of the ship in respect of which such act shall be done shall have obtained such licence.
5. Every such licence shall be under the hand of the Governor and the public seal of the Colony and the granting thereof shall be in the discretion of the Governor, and
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Short Title.
Interpretation clause.
Master."
«Ship."
"Chinese Pas- senger Ship.":
"Chinese Emi- grant Ship."
" Building.“
"Equipping."
"Ship and Equipment."
Licences under this Ordinance.
Licence from Governor.
Form and con- ditions of licence.
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