THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 17, 1937.
'Glider" means an aircraft heavier than air, not fixed to the ground and having no means of mechanical pro- pulsion, but having means of directional control;
"Military aircraft" includes naval, military and air- force aircraft; and every aircraft commanded by a person in naval, military or air-force service detailed for the pur- pose shall be deemed to be a military aircraft;
"State aircraft" means military aircraft and aircraft exclusively employed in State service, including postal, customs and police service;
"Passenger aircraft" and "goods aircraft" mean re- spectively aircraft intended for carrying passengers or goods for hire or reward, and include respectively aircraft in which passengers or goods are actually so carried;
"Public transport aircraft" means aircraft carrying passengers or goods for hire or reward or, in a case where the carriage is effected by an air transport undertaking, whether for hire or reward or not, and the expression "public transport flying machine" shall be construed accord- ingly;
"Aerial work aircraft" means aircraft, not being public transport aircraft, which are being used for any commercial or industrial purpose or any lucrative purpose, and the expression "aerial work flying machine" shall be construed accordingly;
"Personnel" (in relation to an aircraft) includes the pilot, commander, navigator, and engineer, and any opera- tive member of the crew;
"Goods" includes mails;
"Wireless telegraphy" includes wireless telephony;
"Aerodrome" means any definite and limited ground or water area intended to be used, either wholly or in part, for the landing or departure of aircraft;
"Proprietor of an aerodrome" includes any person responsible for the management thereof;
"Licensed aerodrome" means
under this Order;
an
aerodrome licensed
"Prescribed" (except where otherwise expressly provid- ed) means prescribed by this Order or by regulations or directions made or issued thereunder by the Governor;
"Prohibited area" means any area in the Colony which the Governor may proclaim to be a prohibited area;
"Contracting State" means any State which is for the time being a party to the Convention;
"Secretary of State" includes, in relation to any pur- pose of this Order, any person authorized by the Secretary of State for that purpose, and references to a person authorized by the Secretary of State include references to the holder for the time being of any office designated by the Secretary of State;
§§ As amended by O. in C. of 15.12.32 (G.N. 134 of 1933) in force 1.1.33. ** As amended by O. in C. of 25.10.35 (G.N. 114 of 1936) in force 1.1.36.
As amended by O. in C. of 29.1.29 (G.N. 408 of 1929) in force 1.4.29.
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