DIEU DROIT
HONGKONG ,
ANNO SEPTIMO
VICTORIÆ REGINE.
No. 13 of 1844.
Y His
B and Commander- in- Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its
Dependencies, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Superinten-
dent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, with the Advice of
the Legislative Council of Hongkong.
An Ordinance for the Appointment and Regulation of Native Title.
Chinese Peace Officers (Paouchong and Paoukea) within the Colony of
Hongkong.
[31st May, 1844. ]
WHEREAS it is expedient to adopt and preserve such Chinese Preamble.
Institutions as tend to the preservation of Peace and Good Order :
I. Be it therefore enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Governor to appoint
the necessary Number
Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, That it of Peace Officers.
shall be lawful for the said Governor to appoint such and so many
native Chinese Peace Officers (superior and inferior, Paouchong and
Paoukea) throughout the various Towns, Villages, and Hamlets of
the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, as he may deem
expedient.
II. And be it enacted, That the said Peace Officers shall be Officers to be elect-
ed by Inhabitants,
elected, and recommended for the Office, in such mode as His Excel- subject to the Appro-
lency the Governor may determine, by the Inhabitants of the several val of the Governor.
Towns, Hamlets, Districts, or Divisions in the said Colony : Provided
always, that nothing herein contained shall render it compulsory on
His said Execellency the Governor to appoint the Persons so elected,
or recommended for such Office, or to prevent him from appointing
such other fit Persons as he may deem expedient .
III. And be it enacted, That the said Peace Officers as appointed Officers to be Con-
stables, and to act in
(Paouchong and Paoukea) shall have the same Authorities, Privileges, Accordance with the
and Immunities, as any Constable of the Police Force of the Colony Laws of China.
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