CHINESE PUBLICATIONS (PREVENTION) ORDINANCE, 1907
Title
CHINESE PUBLICATIONS (PREVENTION) ORDINANCE, 1907
Description
No. 12 of 1907 repealed by No. 34 Of 1910.
No. 13 of 1907, repealed by No. 1 of 1909.
No. 14 of 1907, repealed by No. 8 of 1912.
No. 15 of 1907.
AnOrdinance to prevent the publication in the Colony of
inatter calculated to disturb the peace of China.
[11th October, 1907.]
WHEREAS, owing to the proximity Of the Colony Of Hong
Kong to the 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 matter calculated to excite such dissension-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Chinese Publications
(Prevention) Ordinance, 1907.
2. Every person who within the Colony prints, publishes
or offers for sale or distributes any printed or written newspaper
or book or other publication containing matter calculated to
excite tumult or disorder in China or to excite persons to crime
in China shall be guilty of an offence and be liable to imprison-
ment for any term not exceeding two years and to a fine not
exceeding five hundred dollars.
No. 16 of 1907, repealed by No. 58 of 1911
[Originally No. 15 of 1907.] Short title. Publication of matter calculated to excite disorder in China.
Abstract
[Originally No. 15 of 1907.] Short title. Publication of matter calculated to excite disorder in China.
Identifier
https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/1498
Edition
1937
Volume
v2
Subsequent Cap No.
268
Cap / Ordinance No.
No. 15 of 1907
Number of Pages
1
Files
Collection
Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online
Citation
“CHINESE PUBLICATIONS (PREVENTION) ORDINANCE, 1907,” Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online, accessed December 21, 2024, https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/1498.
