1. Visit of King of Hawaii
His Majesty the King of Hawaii arrived in Hongkong on Tuesday evening, the 12th instant, and was welcomed to the COlony by the Governor, in the name of Her Majesty Queen Victoria. His Majesty, the King Kalakaua, was accompanied by His Excellency W. N. Armstrong, Minister of State, and Colonel Judd, Chamberlain.
Hong Kong Government Gazette, 16th April, 1884, Government notification no. 131, p. 264.
2. 人力車左行右越
Whereas, owing to the increase in the number of Jinrickshas, it has become necessary that the regulation of traffic on the level of Queen's Road should be strictly enforced; the attention of Owners of private as well as public Chairs and Jinrickshas is called to Section 10 of Ordinance 6 of 1863, which provides that "Every Vehicles and Chair on meeting any other Vehicle or Chair shall if practicable pass the other by keeping on the left side of the Road, and when going in the same direction with and overtaking such Vehicle and Chair shall pass on the Right leaving the Vehicle or Chair shall pass on the Right leaving the Vehicle and Chair overtaken on the Left..."
Hong Kong Government Gazette, 23rd April, 1881, Government notification no. 136, p. 278.
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