THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JULY 9, 1915.

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Passenger means any person on a ship other than the master and persons employed in the working or service of the ship.

"Police Officer" includes all Special Constables and all members of the Special Police Reserve.

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Ship" includes every description of vessel used in navigation other than Chinese junks propelled solely by sails and oars.

'Vessel" includes any ship or boat and any other des- cription of vessel used in navigation.

3. (1) Except with the permission of a police officer No person to or examination officer no person shall leave any ship which leave with- arrives in the Colony until such ship has been examined out permis by a police officer.

(2.) Any such permission may be general or may he limited to particular persons or classes of persons.

sion any ship arriving in the Colony.

4. Every person to whom section 10 of this Ordinance Persons not may for the time being apply who arrives in the Colony examined to and who is not examined by a police officer or examination report them- officer at the time of his arrival shall report himself at a police station within twelve hours of his arrival in the Colony.

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5. Except with the permission of a police officer or ex- No ship amination officer, no ship which arrives in the Colony shall arriving in be taken alongside any pier or wharf or other vessel, nor

the Colony shall any other vessel be taken alongside such ship, until

to go along- side any pier such ship has been examined by a police officer.

or other vessel with- out permis- sion.

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6.(1.) The master of every ship which arrives in the Master to Colony shall hoist the Police call flag ("S" in the Inter- hoist police national Code of Signals) whenever ordered to do so by directed.

flag if any examination officer or police officer, and whenever hailed by any police officer, and shall keep the said flag flying until authorised by a police officer to take it down.

(2.) Except with the permission of a police officer uo person shall leave any ship which is flying the Police call flag.

(3.) Except with the permission of a police officer no ship which is flying the Police call flag shall be taken alongside any pier or wharf or other vessel, nor shall any other vessel be taken alongside such ship.

(4.) The provisions of this section shall apply notwith- standing any permission given before such ship is ordered to hoist the Police call flag or is hailed by a police officer as the case may be.

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7.-(1.) Every person who arrives in the Colony, or who Persons is about to leave the Colony, shall truthfully and fully arriving or answer all questions and enquiries put to him by any police leaving to officer or examination officer, notwithstanding that the enquiries. answer to any such question may tend to render such person liable to any restriction whatsoever or may tend to incriminate him, and shall disclose and produce to any police officer or examination officer on demand all documents in the possession of such person tending directly or indirectly to establish his identity, nationality or occupation, or any absolute or conditional liability on his part to any military or naval service under any State whatsoever.

(2.) This section shall extend to any enquiry made of any person who is suspected of having arrived in the Colony since the fourth day of August, 1914, or who shall hereafter so arrive, or who shall hereafter be suspected of being about to leave the Colony.

(3.) Any answer to any such question or enquiry shall be admissible in evidence in any proceedings under this Ordinance against the person making such answer: pro- vided that nothing in this section shall be construed as rendering any such answer inadmissible in any other pro- ceedings in which it would otherwise be admissible.

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