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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 3, 1915.
Hongkong Emigrant
CC
Ship.
Long voyage.
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Master.
Outport Emigrant
Ship.
Outport Licence.
Passenger.
Ship.
Short voyage.
Special Licence.
Voyage from Colony to other port whence emigration voyage commences.
Chinese Passengers Act 1855 operative except where expressly modified
by this
Ordinance.
Legislation specially authorized
by the Act.
Hongkong Emigrant Ship
" includes every ship carrying from any port in the Colony of Hongkong more than 20 passengers being natives of Asia:
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Long voyage means any voyage, within the meaning of the Act, which is declared by Pro- clamation by the Governor to be a voyage of more than 30 days duration:
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"Master in reference to any ship includes any person for the time being in command or charge of the same:
"Outport Emigrant Ship" includes every British ship carrying from any port in China or within 100 miles of the coast thereof, other than a port in the Colony of Hongkong, more than 20 passengers being natives of Asia :
"Outport Licence means a Licence granted under
section 12 of this Ordinance :
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"Passenger means any person who is carried or is about to be carried in any emigrant ship other than the master and crew, and the owner, his family and servants.
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Ship " includes all sea-going vessels :
"Short voyage" means any voyage, within the meaning of the Act, of more than 7 days duration but not exceeding 30 days dura- tion and any other voyage which may be declared by Proclamation by the Governor to be a short voyage:
"Special Licence" means a Licence granted under
section 14 of this Ordinance.
(2.) Any emigrant ship clearing out or proceeding to sea on any voyage to any port for the purpose of com- mencing at or from such port any short or long voyage shall be deemed to have cleared out or proceeded to sea upon the said last mentioned voyage from the Colony or from a port in China or within 100 miles of the coast there- of, as the case may be.
3. Save in so far as the provisions of the Act are ex- pressly modified by the provisions of this Ordinance nothing contained in the provisions of this Ordinance shall be deemed to affect the operation of the provisions of the Act.
4.-(1.) The provisions of this Ordinance respecting ships carrying emigrants and respecting the treatment of such emigrants therein while at sea shall be deemed to be regulations made under section 2 of the Act in substitution Substitution for the Regulations contained in Schedule A to the said of provisions of Ordinance Act.
for Schedule
A of Act:
i.e., the
regulations as to ships and emigrauts.
Substitution
in certain
cases
of special form of Emigration Officer's Certificate
for Schedule
B of Act.
Substitution
of a form
of Bond
. for Schedule
C of Act.
(2.) The form of Emigration Officer's Certificate con- tained in the 1st Schedule of this Ordinance shall in the case of any ship under special licence be substituted for the form of the Emigration Officer's Certificate contained in Schedule B to the Act.
(3.) The form of Bond contained in the 2nd Schedule to this Ordinance shall be substituted for the form of Bond contained in Schedule C to the Act.