Sessional_Paper_1911 — Page 77

No. 3.

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HONGKONG.

REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

STANDING LAW COMMITTEE

on the

Interpretation Bill.

No. 1911

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Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor, July 20th. 1911.

PRESENT:

The Honourable the Attorney General, (C. G. ALABASTER), Chairman.

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the Captain Superintendent of Police, (F. W. LroNS).

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Dr. Ho KAI, M.B., C.M.G.

Mr. H. E. POLLOCK, K.C.

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ABSENT:

The Honourable Mr. E. A. HEWETT.

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A Bill entitled "An Ordinance to amend and codify the law as to Common Forms and as to the Interpretation of Terms used in Ordinances was referred to the Standing Law Committee after the second reading. The Bill has been considered clause by clause i the presence of four members of the Committee at a number of meetings.

The Committee suggest a number of alterations in its title and clauses.

The Committee suggest that the Bill be read a third time and passed in the form in which it appears in the document marked A attached to this report.

For the convenience of Members of the Legislative Council a copy of the Gazette cf the 10th March, 1911, is attached in which is printed the Bill in the form it stood when it was referred to the Standing Law Committee (ride Supplement, pages 177 to 186).

C. G. ALABASTER,

Chairman.

Laid before the Legislative Council, and adopted on the 20th day of July, 1911.

C. CLEMENTI,

Clerk of Councils.