CHINESE PUBLICATION (PREVENTION) ORDINANCE, 1907

CHINESE PUBLICATION (PREVENTION) ORDINANCE, 1907

No. 15 of 1907

An Ordinance to prevent the publication in the Colony of
matter calculated to disturb the peace of China.
[11th October, 1907.]

WHEREAS, owing to the proximity Of the Colony of hongkong to tbe
mainland of China and to the tendency to create internal dissension
in that country it is deemed expedient to prohibit within the Colony
the publication of rnatter calculated to excite such dissension:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Chinese Publica-
tions (Prevention) Ordinance, 1907.

2. Every person who within the Colony prints, publislies,
or offers for sale or distributes ally printed or written news-
paper or book or other publication containing matter
calculated to excite tumult or disorder inchina or to excite
persons to crime in China shall, be guilty of an offence and

be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding two
years and to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars.

[s. 3, rep. No. 12 of 1912.]
As amended by Law Rev Ord., 1924.
[Originally No. 15 of 1907. Law Rev. Ord., 1924.] Short title. Publication of matter calculated to excite disorder in China.

[Originally No. 15 of 1907. Law Rev. Ord., 1924.] Short title. Publication of matter calculated to excite disorder in China.

https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/1232

1923

v4

268

No. 15 of 1907

1