STONECUTTERS ISLAND ORDINANCE, 1889
Title
STONECUTTERS ISLAND ORDINANCE, 1889
Description
No. 4 of 1889.
To make provision with respect to Stonecutters Island.
[13th March , 1889]
1. The Stonecutters Island Ordinance, 1889.
2. In this Ordinance ' guard' includes any soldier or sentry he
longing to His Majesty's regular troops who is employed on
military duty in Stonecutters Island.
3.-(1) No person shall land or be upon Stonecutters Island
unless he is the bearer of a written order for the purpose duly
granted to him by the officer in command of His Majesty's regular
troops in the Colony, or unless he is an officer or soldier of His
Majesty's regular troops employed on military duty in the
Island or a police officer.
(2) Every person who lands or is found on the said Island
contrary to this Ordinance shall, on summary conviction, be liable
to a fine not exceeding 500 dollars, or to imprisonment for any term
not exceeding 3months.
(3) An order granted to any contractor employed either by the
Director of Public Works of by the Commanding. Royal Engineer
shall cover all Chinese labourers specifically mentioned in such
order actually employed on work in the said Island. '
4. When any person lands or is found on the said,lsland, any
guard may require such person to show his order for the purpose,
and if such person, on being so required, does hot produce and
show his order, or if the said guard suspects that the order produced
and shown to him is not an order duly granted to such person or
not sufficient authority for such person to be then upon the said
Island, he may arrest such person forthwith and deliver him into
the charge of a police officer.
5.(1) No vessel shall anchor or make fast within 100 yards from
the shore at low water mark of Stonecutters Island unless with
the written permission of the offiCer in command of His Majesty's
regular troops in the Colony, except sUch vessel be employed on
naval, military, or police duty, or except such vessel be compelled
by stress of weather to anchor or make fast within such distance.
(2) The master or other person in charge of any vessel which so
anchors or makes fast, shall, on summary conviction, be liable to
a fine not exceeding 20 dollars, or to imprisonment for any term
not exceeding one month.
(3) In this section 'vessel' includes junk, sampan, boat, and
every other description of vessel used in navigation.
6. The Governor may by proclamation exempt any portion of the
Island from the operation of this Ordinance.
Short title. Interpretation. Penalty for landing or being on Stonecutters Island without authority. Power to arrest person landing or being on Island without order. Vessel not to anchor within 100 yards of the Island. Part of Island may be exempted.
To make provision with respect to Stonecutters Island.
[13th March , 1889]
1. The Stonecutters Island Ordinance, 1889.
2. In this Ordinance ' guard' includes any soldier or sentry he
longing to His Majesty's regular troops who is employed on
military duty in Stonecutters Island.
3.-(1) No person shall land or be upon Stonecutters Island
unless he is the bearer of a written order for the purpose duly
granted to him by the officer in command of His Majesty's regular
troops in the Colony, or unless he is an officer or soldier of His
Majesty's regular troops employed on military duty in the
Island or a police officer.
(2) Every person who lands or is found on the said Island
contrary to this Ordinance shall, on summary conviction, be liable
to a fine not exceeding 500 dollars, or to imprisonment for any term
not exceeding 3months.
(3) An order granted to any contractor employed either by the
Director of Public Works of by the Commanding. Royal Engineer
shall cover all Chinese labourers specifically mentioned in such
order actually employed on work in the said Island. '
4. When any person lands or is found on the said,lsland, any
guard may require such person to show his order for the purpose,
and if such person, on being so required, does hot produce and
show his order, or if the said guard suspects that the order produced
and shown to him is not an order duly granted to such person or
not sufficient authority for such person to be then upon the said
Island, he may arrest such person forthwith and deliver him into
the charge of a police officer.
5.(1) No vessel shall anchor or make fast within 100 yards from
the shore at low water mark of Stonecutters Island unless with
the written permission of the offiCer in command of His Majesty's
regular troops in the Colony, except sUch vessel be employed on
naval, military, or police duty, or except such vessel be compelled
by stress of weather to anchor or make fast within such distance.
(2) The master or other person in charge of any vessel which so
anchors or makes fast, shall, on summary conviction, be liable to
a fine not exceeding 20 dollars, or to imprisonment for any term
not exceeding one month.
(3) In this section 'vessel' includes junk, sampan, boat, and
every other description of vessel used in navigation.
6. The Governor may by proclamation exempt any portion of the
Island from the operation of this Ordinance.
Short title. Interpretation. Penalty for landing or being on Stonecutters Island without authority. Power to arrest person landing or being on Island without order. Vessel not to anchor within 100 yards of the Island. Part of Island may be exempted.
Abstract
Short title. Interpretation. Penalty for landing or being on Stonecutters Island without authority. Power to arrest person landing or being on Island without order. Vessel not to anchor within 100 yards of the Island. Part of Island may be exempted.
Identifier
https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/844
Edition
1912
Volume
v1
Cap / Ordinance No.
No. 4 of 1889
Number of Pages
2
Files
Collection
Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online
Citation
“STONECUTTERS ISLAND ORDINANCE, 1889,” Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online, accessed January 22, 2025, https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/844.
