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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JUNE 10, 1938.
No. 460.
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT.
The following list showing the countries which have either ratified or acceded to the International Convention for the Safety of life at Sea, 1929, is published for general information. This list supersedes the list published as Government Notification No. 469 in the Gazette of 22nd May, 1936, and is substituted for all such lists heretofore published.
The accession of Greece to the Convention will take effect in accordance with Article 64 thereof on 20th May, 1938.
3rd June, 1938.
N. L. SMITH,
Colonial Secretary.
LIST OF COUNTRIES WHICH HAVE EITHER RATIFIED OR ACCEded
TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE
SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA, 1929.
Date of Deposit of Ratification or Accession.
United Kingdom
Oct.
1, 1932
Hong Kong
May
1. 1935
Straits Settlements
May
1, 1935
Argentina...
Oct.
19. 1935
Australia, Commonwealth of
Dec.
23, 1935
Belgium
May 29, 1935
Brazil
Jan.
1, 1933
Bulgaria
Sept.
4. 1933
Canada
Oct.
1, 1932
China
Feb.
14, 1933
Danzig
Jan. 30, 1933
Denmark
June
3, 1930
Egypt
July 24, 1936
Estonia
July
12, 1935
Finland
Oct
1, 1932
France
Oct
1, 1932
Germany
Oct 1, 1932
Greece
Hungary
Feb.
20, 1938
Jan.
1, 1933
Iceland
India
Irish Free State
Italy
Jan.
6, 1933
Oct.
1, 1934
Feb.
8. 1934
Oct.
1, 1932
Italian colonies of Libya, Eritrea and
Somaliland and Italian islands in
the Ægean
Aug. 30, 1935
Japan
June
11, 1935