PEAK DISTRICT RESERVATION ORDINANCE, 1904

PEAK DISTRICT RESERVATION ORDINANCE, 1904

No. 4 of 1904.

For the reservation of a Residential Area in the Peak- District.

[In force 15th July, 19094]

1. The Peak District Reservation Ordinance, 1904.

2. In this Ordinance, ---Peak District--- means all that area in
the Island of Hongkong situated above the 788 feet contour and
to the west of a line drawn in a north and south direction through
Middle or Cemetery Gap, including the hills known as Mount
Cameron, Mount. Gough, Mount Kellett and _Victoria Peak.

3. It shall not be lawful (save in accordance with the provisions
of this Ordinance) for any owner, lessee, tenant, or occupier of any
land or building within the Peak District to let such land or

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As amended by No. 30 of 1911, No. 8 of 1912 and No. 12 of 1912.
As amended by No. 21 of 1912.
As amended by No. 12 of 1912.
As amended by No. 8 of 1912.
As amended by No. 8 of 1912 and No. 43 of 1912 Supp. Sched.





building or any part thereof for the purpose of residence by any but
non-Chinese, or to permit any but non-Chinese to reside on or in
such land or building.

4. It shall be lawful for the Governor-in-Council to exempt any
Chinese from the operation of this Ordinance 4&n such terms as the
Governor-in-CouDeil shall think fit.

5. This Ordinance shall not apply to servants of the residents in
the Peak District living on the prernises of tbeir employers,
to licensed chair colies and jinricksha coolies plying for hire in
such District, to contractors or labourers temporarily residing and
actually employed in such District, to inmates of hotels or hospitals
in such District, or to visitors at the house of resident in the
said District.

6. If it be made to appear to the Supreme Court that anything
has been or is being done by any person In violation or contraven-
tion of this Ordinance it shall be lawful for suefl Court to restrain
such person by injunction from further continuing such violation
or contravention.

Is. 7, Tel). No. 12 of 1919---]

No. 5 of 1904, 111corporated in No. 9 of 1899.

No. 6 of 1904, repealed by No. 8 of 191.2 . 87.

No. 7 of 1904, repealed by No. 8 of 1912 s. 86.

No. 8 of 1904, incorporated in No. 6 of 188.5.

No. 9 of 1904, amalgamated with No. 1 of 1870.

No. 10 of 1904, repealed by No. 15 of 1906.

No. 11 of 1904, incorporated in No. 4 of 1-897.

As amended by No. 8 of 1912.
As amerL~ed by No. 12 of 1912.
Short title. Peak District defined. Lands or houses in Peak District not to be let for purposes of residence by Chinese. Power of exemption. Application of Ordinance. Contravention may be restrained by injunction.

Short title. Peak District defined. Lands or houses in Peak District not to be let for purposes of residence by Chinese. Power of exemption. Application of Ordinance. Contravention may be restrained by injunction.

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