CHINESE PUBLICATIONS
No. 15 of 1907.
1049
(PREVENTION).
No. 12 of 1907, repealed by No. 34 of 1910.
No. 13 of 1907, repealed by No. 1 of 1909.
No. 14 of 1907, repealed by No. 8 of 1912.
No. 15 of 1907.
An Ordinance to prevent the publication in the Colony of matter calculated to disturb the peace of China.
[11th October, 1907.]
WHEREAS, owing to the proximity of the Colony of Hong Kong to the mainland of China and to the tendency to create internal dissension in that country, it is deemed expedient to prohibit within the Colony the publication of matter calculated to excite such dissension-
[Originally No. 15 of 1907.]
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Chinese Publications (Prevention) Ordinance, 1907.
2. Every person who within the Colony prints, publishes or offers for sale or distributes any printed or written newspaper or book or other publication containing matter calculated to excite tumult or disorder in China or to excite persons to crime in China shall be guilty of an offence and be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding two years and to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars.
No. 16 of 1907, repealed by No. 58 of 1911.
CHINESE PUBLICATIONS
No. 15 of 1907.
1049
(PREVENTION).
No. 12 of 1907, repealed by No. 34 of 1910.
No. 13 of 1907, repealed by No. 1 of 1909.
No. 14 of 1907, repealed by No. 8 of 1912.
No. 15 of 1907.
An Ordinance to prevent the publication in the Colony of
matter calculated to disturb the peace of China.
[11th October, 1907.]
WHEREAS, owing to the proximity of the Colony of Hong Kong to the mainland of China and to the tendency to create internal dissension in that country, it is deemed expedient to prohibit within the Colony the publication of matter calculated to excite such dissension-
[Originally No. 15 of 1907.]
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Chinese Publications Short title. (Prevention) Ordinance, 1907.
of matter
2. Every person who within the Colony prints, publishes Publication or offers for sale or distributes any printed or written newspaper calculated to or book or other publication containing matter calculated to excite dis- excite tumult or disorder in China or to excite persons to crime order in in China shall be guilty of an offence and be liable to imprison- ment for any term not exceeding two years and to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars.
China.
No. 16 of 1907, repealed by No. 58 of 1911.
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