The ordinance stated that It shall be lawful for the Governor-in-Council to exempt any Chinese from the operation of this Ordinance on such terms as the Governor-in-Council shall think fit. Such exemptions were invoked for such personalities as First Lady of the Republic of China Madame Chiang Kai-shek and Eurasian millionaire Sir Robert Ho-Tung and his family who already had a retreat on the slopes of the Peak.