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CHINESE PASSENGERS ACT.

"Governor" shall signify the person for the time being lawfully administering the Government of such Colony; the term " Legislature of Hongkong" shall signify the Governor and Legislative Council or other Legislative Authority of the same for the time being; the word "ship" shall include all sea-going vessels; the terms "Commander" and 'Master of any ship shall include any person for the time being in command or charge of the same; the term Emigration Officer" shall include every person lawfully acting as emigration officer, immigration agent or Protector of Emigrants, and every person authorised by the Governor of any British Colony to carry out the provisions of this Act ; and the term 'British Consul "shall include every person lawfully ex- ercising consular authority on behalf of Her Majesty in any foreign port.

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respecting passenger

2. It shall be lawful for the Legislature of Hongkong, by any Legislature

of Hongkong Ordinance to be by them enacted for that purpose, to make regulations to make respecting Chinese passenger ships, and, in the case of British ships, regulations respecting the treatment of the passengers therein while at sea, and until such enactment the regulations contained in schedule A to this Act annexed shall be in force: Provided always, that no such Ordinance shall come into operation until Her Majesty's confirmation of the same shall have been proclaimed in Hongkong by the Governor thereof.

ships, &c

ef. Chinese Emigration Ordinance, No. 1 of 1889.] Governor of Hongkong to declare length of Voyages and alter scales of dietary, &c.

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No Chinese passenger ship to clear out on voy- age of more than 7 days without

3. It shall be lawful for the Governor of Hongkong to declare, by proclamation, for the purposes of this Act and of the said regulations, what shall be deemed to be the duration of the voyage of any, Chinese passenger ship, and by such proclamation to alter the scales of dietary, medicines, and medical comforts contained in the aforesaid schedule A.

4. No Chinese passenger ship shall clear out or proceed to sea on any voyage of more than 7 days duration until the master thereof shall have received from an Emigration Officer a copy of the aforesaid regulations, and a certificate in the form contained in schedule B to this Act annexed, or in such other form as may be prescribed by the said Legislature, which copy and certificate, with any documents to be attached thereto Emigration (hereinafter designated as emigration papers), shall be signed by the said Emigration Officer, nor until the master shall with two sufficient sureties, to be approved by the said Emigration Officer have entered into a joint and several bond in the sum of £1,000 to Her Majesty, in the form contained in schedule C to this Act annexed, or in such other form as shall be prescribed by the said Legislature.

Officer's cer-

tifi ate, &c.

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5. The said penal sum of £1,000 shall be due and recoverable notwith- Penalty of

bond, when standing any penalty or forfeiture imposed by this Act or by the aforesaid recoverable. regulations, and whether such penalties or forfeitures shall have been sued for and recovered or not.

* See proclamations in Government Gazette No. 13 of 1856, No. 45 of 1857, No. 108

of 1858, No. 7 of 1872, No. 1 of 1876, No. 1 of 5th January, 1884, and No. 7 of 6th July, 1904.

† As amended by 55 & 56 Vict. c. 19.