1912_INTERPRETATION_ORDINANCE__1911 — Page 13

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INTERPRETATION.

No. 31 of 1911.

2023

on the East—a line drawn from a pillar to be marked “Harbour Limits" at North Point on the island of Hongkong to the most easterly point of Kowloon City Pier;

on the West—A line drawn from the westernmost point of the Island of Hongkong to the western side of Green Island, continued to the western point of Stonecutters Island, thence to the north point of Stonecutters Island, and thence to the Harbour Department Station at Samshuipo.

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"Public seal" means the public seal of the Colony.

"Public office" and "Public department" mean and include every office or department invested with or performing duties of a public nature, whether under the immediate control of the Governor or not.

"Public officer" or "Public servant" means any person holding any appointment or discharging the duties, whether permanently or temporarily, of any office the emoluments of which are wholly or in part directly derived from the revenues of the Colony, and includes members of the Executive and Legislative Councils, members of the Sanitary Board, Justices of the Peace, Revenue officers, members of the Police Force, and of the Chinese Watchmen Force appointed under the Regulation of Chinese Ordinance, 1888, and also commissioners and persons acting under Ordinance No. 13 of 1886, and persons acting under Ordinance No. 6 of 1893.

"Officer of police" or "Police officer" includes members of the police force of all ranks; and where any duty or power is imposed or conferred in any Ordinance on any "police officer" or "police constable" or "officer of police" or "constable", it may be performed or exercised by any member of the police force;

and where any duty or power is imposed or conferred on any European officer of police or constable, it may be performed or exercised by any European member of the police force;

and where any duty or power is imposed on any officer of police other than a constable it may be performed or exercised by any member of the police force of higher rank;

and where any person is referred to as "of police" it shall be construed to mean member of the police force;

not being a constable any person not being a

and the expression "person employed in the police force", or other words of like meaning, shall include all the employees referred to...

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INTERPRETATION. No. 31 of 1911. 2023 on the East—a line drawn from a pillar to be marked “Harbour Limits" at North Point on the island of Hongkong to the most easterly point of Kowloon City Pier; on the West—A line drawn from the westernmost point of the Island of Hongkong to the western side of Green Island, continued to the western point of Stonecutters Island, thence to the north point of Stonecutters Island, and thence to the Harbour Department Station at Samshuipo. 66 "Public seal" means the public seal of the Colony. "Public office" and "Public department" mean and include every office or department invested with or performing duties of a public nature, whether under the immediate control of the Governor or not. "Public officer" or "Public servant" means any person holding any appointment or discharging the duties, whether permanently or temporarily, of any office the emoluments of which are wholly or in part directly derived from the revenues of the Colony, and includes members of the Executive and Legislative Councils, members of the Sanitary Board, Justices of the Peace, Revenue officers, members of the Police Force, and of the Chinese Watchmen Force appointed under the Regulation of Chinese Ordinance, 1888, and also commissioners and persons acting under Ordinance No. 13 of 1886, and persons acting under Ordinance No. 6 of 1893. "Officer of police" or "Police officer" includes members of the police force of all ranks; and where any duty or power is imposed or conferred in any Ordinance on any "police officer" or "police constable" or "officer of police" or "constable", it may be performed or exercised by any member of the police force; and where any duty or power is imposed or conferred on any European officer of police or constable, it may be performed or exercised by any European member of the police force; and where any duty or power is imposed on any officer of police other than a constable it may be performed or exercised by any member of the police force of higher rank; and where any person is referred to as "of police" it shall be construed to mean member of the police force; not being a constable any person not being a and the expression "person employed in the police force", or other words of like meaning, shall include all the employees referred to...
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+ INTERPRETATION. No. 31 of 1911. 2023 on the East—a line drawn from a pillar to be marked Harbour Limits" at North Point on the island of Hongkong to the most easterly point of Kowloon City Pier; on the West—A line drawn from the westernmost point of the Island of Hongkong to the western side of Green Island, continued to the western point of Stonecutters Island, thence to the north point of Stonecutters Island, and thence to the Harbour Depart- ment Station at Samshuipo. 66 Public seal" means the public seal of the Colony. Public office and Public department ", mean and include every office or department invested with or performing duties of a public nature, whether under the immediate control of the Governor or not. + Public officer or Public servant ", means any person hold- ing any appointment or discharging the duties, whether permanent- ly or temporarily, of any office the emoluments of which are wholly or in part directly derived from the revenues of the Colony, and includes members of the Executive and Legislative Councils, members of the Sanitary Board, Justices of the Peace, Revenue officers, members of the Police Force, and of the Chinese Watchmen Force appointed under the Regulation of Chinese Ordinance, 1888, and also commissioners and persons acting under Ordinance No. 13 of 1886, and persons acting under Ordinance No. 6 of 1893. 'Officer of police or Police officer ", includes members of the police force of all ranks; and where any duty or power is im- posed or conferred in any Ordinance on any 60 66 police officer or police constable "or officer of police" or constable", it may be performed or exercised by any member of the police force; and where any duty or power is imposed or conferred on any European officer of police or constable, it may be performed or exercised by any European member of the police force; and where any duty or power is imposed on any officer of police other than a constable it may be performed or exercised by any member of the police force of higher rank; and where any person is referred to as of police it shall be construed to mean member of the police force ; not being a constable any person not being a and the expression "person employed in the police force ", or other words of like meaning, shall include all the employees referred
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INTERPRETATION.

No. 31 of 1911.

2023

on the East—a line drawn from a pillar to be marked “ Harbour Limits" at North Point on the island of Hongkong to the most easterly point of Kowloon City Pier;

on the West—A line drawn from the westernmost point of the Island of Hongkong to the western side of Green Island, continued to the western point of Stonecutters Island, thence to the north point of Stonecutters Island, and thence to the Harbour Depart- ment Station at Samshuipo.

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Public seal" means the public seal of the Colony.

Public office and Public department ", mean and include every office or department invested with or performing duties of a public nature, whether under the immediate control of the Governor or not.

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Public officer or Public servant ", means any person hold- ing any appointment or discharging the duties, whether permanent- ly or temporarily, of any office the emoluments of which are wholly or in part directly derived from the revenues of the Colony, and includes members of the Executive and Legislative Councils, members of the Sanitary Board, Justices of the Peace, Revenue officers, members of the Police Force, and of the Chinese Watchmen Force appointed under the Regulation of Chinese Ordinance, 1888, and also commissioners and persons acting under Ordinance No. 13 of 1886, and persons acting under Ordinance No. 6 of 1893.

'Officer of police or Police officer ", includes members of the police force of all ranks; and where any duty or power is im- posed or conferred in any Ordinance on any

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police officer or police constable "or

officer of police" or constable", it may be

performed or exercised by any member of the police force;

and where any duty or power is imposed or conferred on any European officer of police or constable, it may be performed or exercised by any European member of the police force;

and where any duty or power is imposed on any officer of police other than a constable it may be performed or exercised by any member of the police force of higher rank;

and where any person is referred to as of police it shall be construed to mean member of the police force ;

not being a constable any person not being a

and the expression "person employed in the police force ", or other words of like meaning, shall include all the employees referred

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