THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 24TH NOVEMBER, 1888.
16. No ship shall, 17. without the sanction of the Emigration Officer,carry passengers on more than two decks; and, if pas- sengers are permitted to be conveyed on a “Lower passenger betweendeck” such deck shall contain not less than 18 super- ficial feet, and 126 cubi- cal feet of space for each adult passenger on such deck.
such Special licence
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Before section 51 insert the words "Special licences."
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and one part shall be lodged in the office of the Emigration Officer; and such part shall be admissible in evidence without a stamp.
Any vessel provided with a general licence may carry any persons so engaged without thereby affecting her licence.
15. Nothing in this Ordinance, shall prevent passengers, natives of Asia, from travelling in the first class cabin of any vessel which is provided with a general licence, on the same terms as passengers of other nationalities; or in the first or second class cabin, if the vessel carries more than two classes of passengers.
Such passengers are hereby exempted from the necessity of obtaining contract passage tickets, or of submitting themselves to be mustered or inspected by any Emigration Officer, or medical officer, or other person,
Such passengers shall, however, be reckoned in calcu- lating the number of passengers, natives of Asia, who are carried by the said vessel.
[16.] In case it shall be shown to the satisfaction of the Governor in Council, at any time before the departure of a Chinese passenger ship, that the master, mate, or any other officer of such ship is unfit for the proper discharge of his duties by reason of incompetency or misconduct, or for auy other sufficient cause, it shall be lawful for the Governor, by order under his hand, to direct the dismissal and removal of such master, mate, or other officer from the said ship, and thereupon the owners or charterers thereof, or their agents, shall forthwith dismiss or remove such master, or mate, or other officer, as the case may be, and appoint another in his place to be approved by the Emigration Officer, in the place of the one so discharged and removed as aforesaid.
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[17.] In any of the following cases, namely:
(a.) If it shall appear to the satisfaction of the Gover- nor in Council, or of the Emigration Officer granting the licence at any time before the de- parture of a Chinese passenger ship, that the particulars furnished to him in relation thereto - under the 7th section are untrue, or that any condition of the said licence has been violated; (b.) If any Chinese passenger ship shall fail to clear out and proceed to sea, within the period specified in the licence, or within such extended period as aforesaid;
(c.) If the owners or charterers of a Chinese passenger
ship shall fail forthwith to dismiss or remove any master, mate, or other officer ordered to be dis- missed or removed and to appoint a master, mate or other officer to be approved as aforesaid. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council or the Emi- gration Officer to revoke the licence granted by him in respect of such Chinese passenger ship, and to order that the said ship be seized and detained until her emigration papers (if already granted) be delivered up to be cancelled. 19. [18.] The breach of any condition of a licence granted under any preceding section shall be deemed a breach of a regulation respecting Chinese passenger ships within the meaning of section II of "The Chinese Passengers Act, 1855.
20. [19.] It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to apply the whole or any part of the penalties recoverable under section V of " The Chinese Passengers Act 1855," for the non-observance or non-performance of the regu lations made under this Ordinance or the said Act towards the expenses of reconveying to their homes emi- grants, who had intended or were intending to proceed in any vessel whose licence shall have been revoked in manner hereinbefore provided.
52. [20.] For the purposes of [this Ordinance], the forms of Emigration Officer's certificate and of the master's bond con- tained in the schedules [Band C′] hereto shall be substituted for the forms respectively contained in schedules [B and C.] to "The Chinese Passengers Act 1855," annexed.
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[21.] The Governor in Council may, in his discretion, and on payment of a fee of five dollars, grant a special licence for any period not exceeding twelve months, or for any number of voyages to be performed within twelve months, to any steamer which is regularly employed in the convey- ance of public mails under an existing contract with the Government of the State or Colony for which such mails are carried, or to any other steamer which is approved by the Governor as a first class steamer. Such special licence
This Ordinance not to prevent Chinese passengers from travelling in first or second class cabins as other nationalities. (Ibid. sec. 2 subs. 9.1
Power to remove niaater or other officer. [Ibid. sec. 2
subs. 10.]
Power to
revoke and cancel licence.
Ibid. sec. 2 subs. 11.]
Breach of condition of licence. [Jbid, ser, 2 subs.12.
Application of penalty for breach of this Ordinance recoverable under "The Chinese Passengers Act, 1855," [hirl. sec. 2 Bubs. 13.]
Form of Emigration Officer's certificate, and of the master's bond, {Haul, sec. 8.]
Grant of special ficcnice to first clas steamers, &c.. subject 10 regulation in schedule. [No. 1 of 1878
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