THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 15, 1916. 719
No. 542. It is hereby notified, with reference to Government Notification No. 272 of the 23rd June, 1916, that the Commodore has appointed Lieutenant-Commander GODFREY CECIL ECHLIN, R.N., (Retired), to be Officer in Charge of the Examination Service, vice Lieutenant JouN AUSTIN GAIMES, R.N., with effect from the 9th December, 1916.
No. 543. It is hereby notified that the following Public and General Holidays will be observed as Government Holidays in 1917 :-
Public Holiday:
Empire Day, Thursday, 24th May.
General Holidays:
Monday, 1st January.
Tuesday, 23rd January.
Good Friday, 6th April. Saturday, 7th April. Easter Monday, 9th April.
Whit Monday, 28th May.
Monday, 6th August.
Monday, 8th October.
Monday, 12th November.
Christmas Day, Tuesday, 25th December.
Wednesday, 26th December,
The date on which the King's Birthday is to be kept will be published later.
It is hereby further notified that His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to exclude the Police Magistrates' Department from the operation of the Holidays Ordinance, 1912, (Ordinace No. 5 of 1912), on the 1st January, 7th and 9th April, 28th May, 6th August, 8th October, 12th November, and 26th December.
CLAUD SEVERN,
Colonial Secretary.
15th December, 1916.
HARBOUR MASTER'S DEPARTMENT.
No 544. The following additional notice is published with reference to the Public Traffic Regulations for the Port of Hongkong as amended in the Government Notification No. 522 of 1st December, 1916, and which are being brought into force at Official Daylight on 1st January, 1917-
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Steam launches wishing to go to Tsin Wan for shelter may, on obtaining permission from the Senior Naval Officer, proceed there North of Stone- cutters and East of Chung Hue (0.X.O. informing B.C.S.C.) but on returning to harbour they are to pass West of Chung Hue and conform to the Traffic Regulations.
The harbour boundaries are :-
Harbour Boundaries.
West.-A line drawn North-West by North from the Eastern end of Eastern Dyeing Company's Factory building to the South-East extreme of Little Green Island, thence a line South 75° West to South-Western extreme of Green Island to meet a line North 27° East from Western extreme of Green Island to Western extreme of Stonecutters and thence to Torpedo Pier at Lai-chi-kok, (North 11° East).
(All bearings are magnetic)."
C. W. BECKWITH, Commander, R.N.,
Harbour Master, &c.
15th December, 1916.