THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH MARCH, 1897.
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11. No discharge of petroleum whether mixed with water or not shall be permitted Throwing into the Harbour from any tank ship, or from the licensed premises.
Petroleum into the harbour.
12. (1) Except as hereinafter provided, the wharves shall not be used for any other par- Use of wharf. pose than the discharge or shipment of petroleum.
(2) No tank ship when alongside either of the said wharves shall discharge petroleum into any other ship, vessel or junk of any description whatever.
(3) When no tank ship having or being about to take petroleum on board or having recently discharged petroleum is alongside the wharf, the wharf may be used for the purpose of shipping from the said licensed premises petroleum in drums or other vessels of a capacity not exceeding 20 gallons each or for landing empty drums or other vessels of a similar capacity to be taken into the said premises. When not being used for either of these purposes, the wharf may be used for discharging coal for the purpose of storage or shipping coal into lighters or other vessels not being tank ships.
13. The discharge or shipment of petroleum from or on any one tank ship shall not Time for occupy more than 24 working hours unless the time has been extended by the Harbour Master discharge. owing to stress of weather or accidental cause.
14. Not more than one tank ship shall go or be alongside the wharf at any one time: One petro- nor when a tank ship is discharging or shipping petroleum shall any other ship, vessel or leum ship to junk of any description whatever be alongside the said wharf or the tank ship.
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15. After the discharge or shipment of petroleum the tank ship, unless she at once goes Position to to sea, shall proceed without delay to the anchorage as provided by the 3rd of these Rules be taken by and she shall not remove thereupon until every tank or compartment which has been emptied discharging of petroleum has been thoroughly cleansed and ventilated by the removal of all oil and vapour and unless the special permission of the Harbour Master has been obtainel, except for the purpose of proceeding to sea or in case of stress of weather.
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16. No tank ship having on board or having recently discharged petroleum in bulk shall, without the permission of the Harbour Master, pass through or take up any position in the harbour except as in the last preceding rule mentioned If the Harbour Master is satisfied that a tauk ship has no petroleum on board and that her tanks have been thoroughly cleansed and ventilated, he may allow her to pass through the Harbour or take up such position as pass through he may assign.
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17. Except where repugnant to or inconsistent with these regulations and unless Movement of otherwise expressly provided the rules and regulations for the time being in fores under The Ficensed Dangerous Goods Ordinance, 1873, in relation to the movement by land or water and the premises. storage of Dangerous Goods and to the anchorage of ships vessels lighters or boats having or being about to take on board Dangerous Goods within the Colony shall apply to the movement and storage of petroleum in drums or other vessels from the premises in which petroleum in bulk is licensed to be stored and to the anchorage of ships vessels lighters and boats having on board or being about to take on board such petroleum.
COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG.
F. J. BADELEY,
Acting Clerk of Councils,
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 112.
Information has been received from the Military Authorities that Artillery Practice will take place from the 5th to 15th April, 1897, (Sundays excepte 1), between the hours of 8 A.M. and 5 P.M. daily, as follows:
From Belchers' in Westerly and North-Westerly directions.
From Lyemun in Easterly and North-Easterly directions.
All ships, junks and other vessels are cautioned to keep clear of the ranges.
The inhabitants of the houses near Belchers are warned to keep their glass windows open during the practice, and all people working in the vicinity of Belchers' Battery are also warned to keep clear of that part which will be indicated by gunners placed on sentry for the purpose.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 27th March, 1897.
J. II. STEWART LOCKHART,
Colonial Secretary.