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ORDINANCES Nos . 19 AND 20 OF 1844. 105


Harbour Regulation. Martial Law.


regulations to be enforced by such fines and penalties as to him shall seem fit for the Island of Hong
kong ; such laws
better regulation of the harbour and surrounding waters of the Island of Hongkong, and regulations
to have the same
and that all such rules and regulations after being duly published in the newspaper or force and effect
as any ordinance
passed by the
Gazette used at the time for Government advertisements, shall respectively have the said Governor
with the advice
force and effect of any ordinance which might be passed by the said Governor with of the Legislative
Council.
the advice of the said Legislative Council.


[ Repealed by Ordinance No. 11 of 1845. ]




No. 20 of 1844 .


An Ordinance to empower the Governor of Hongkong with the advice of Title.
the Executive Council thereof in cases of exigency, to place any

Districts or Public or Military Stations of the said Island under
Martial Law.

[ 26th November , 1844. ]

HEREAS , it has been found that from the vicinity of the said Island to the Preamble.
W mainland of China a facility is afforded to armed and predatory parties of
landing in considerable numbers on the said Island of Hongkong : And whereas from
the yet unformed state of the Colony a considerable Police force is not of sufficient
ability to afford Her Majesty's subjects resident thereon adequate protection .

1. Be it therefore enacted and ordained by the Governor of Hongkong with the Power to Gov
ernor with the
advice of the Legislative Council thereof that from and after the passing of this advice ofthe Exe
cutive Council
to declare any
Ordinance it shall and may be lawful to and for the said Governor with the advice of district or public
or military post
the Executive Council of the said Island when and so often as the exigency of the case of the said Island
to be under mar
may seem to him and them to require such procedure, to declare by any public pro tial law by pro
clamation.
clamation or proclamations made in the usual manner and form that in and throughout
any certain district or in any public or military station of the said Island martial law
shall prevail, or that such place shall be under the control and governmentof such
law by the force and effect of such proclamation.

2. And be it further enacted and ordained that any such proclamation shall from Proclamation
to have the effect
and after the publication thereof have the full force and effect as of an ordinance passed of an ordinance.

by the said Governor with the advice of the Legislative Council of the said Island .




[Disallowance Proclaimed, 19th August, 1845.]