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574 ORDINANCE No. 1 OF 1864.


Conversion of British Currency.


mation was published in this Colony in the Government Gazette of the 2nd day of May,
1863 Now, therefore, I, WILLIAM THOMAS MERCER, Esquire, being the Officer Admin
istering the Government of the Colony, do hereby fix the 16th day of February now
next ensuing as the day from and after which the matters contained in the Proclamation
aforesaid shall take effect and come into force within the Colony of Hongkong.

Order and Proclamation ofHer Majesty in Council of the 9th January 1863
referred to above. ( See Gazette 2nd May 1863. )

WHEREAS by an Order in Council bearing date the 28th day of November, 1844, We
were pleased, by and with the advice of our Privy Council, to approve of the draft of a
Proclamation declaring certain coins to be a legal tender of payment within our Colony
of Hongkong at certain rates therein specified , which Proclamation was published on the
1st day of May, 1845 , at Hongkong by the Governor and Commander-in-Chief, and came
into force from that date, and whereas by an Order in Council bearing date the 16th day
of October, 1852, We were pleased, by and with the advice of our Privy Council, to
approve of the draft of a Proclamation declaring that the silver coins of our United King
dom shall not be a legal tender in payment of sums exceeding forty shillings within and
throughout our Colonies in Australia, New Zealand, Ceylon, Mauritius and Hongkong,
which Proclamation was published on the 27th day of April, 1853, at Hongkong by the
Governor, and came into force on the 1st day of October, 1853 ; And whercas by an
Order in Council bearing date the 22nd day of October, 1856 , We were pleased, by and
with the advice of our Privy Council, to approve of the draft of a Proclamation declaring
the rates at which certain gold coins called Australian Sovereigns and Half Sovereigns
which are struck at the Branch of our Royal Mint at Sydney, in New South Wales, are to
pass current in our Colonies of Ceylon, Mauritius, and Hongkong, which Proclamation
was published on the 9th day of July 1857, at Hongkong by the Governor, and came into
force from the 11th day of July, 1857.

Now We by the advice of our Privy Council have thought fit to declare and ordain
and by the advice aforesaid We do hereby declare and ordain that from and after a day to be
fixed bythe Governor or Officer Administering the Government of Hongkong by Proclama
tion the said hereinbefore recited Proclamation published at Hongkong on the 1st day of
May, 1845 , and so much of the Proclamations published at Hongkong on the 27th day of
April, 1853, and 9th day of July, 1857, respectively as have effect and are in force in the
said Island of Hongkong shall be revoked and annulled.

And We do hereby further declare and ordain that from and after the same date the
Dollar of Mexico or other silver Dollar of equivalent value as may from time to time be
authorized by the Governor or Officer Administering the Government of Hongkong shall
be the only legal tender of payment (except as hereinafter directed ) within our said Island
of Hongkong and its dependencies :

And we do hereby further ordain and declare that such silver coins as may be issued
from our Mint representing some multiple of the cent or one hundredth part of the said