ORDINANCE No. 8 of 1879.
Merchant Shipping.
6. Every vessel licensed under this Ordinance shall have her name in English and Chinese legibly painted on her stern and on each bow together with the number of passengers she is licensed to carry.
7. A fee of five dollars for each certificate shall be payable to the Government. 8. Vessels plying for hire within the waters of the Colony shall pay a licence fee at the rate of $5 per annum, and vessels plying for hire outside the waters of the Colony shall pay a licence fee at the rate of $10 per annum. These fees shall be payable half yearly.
9. A fee of two dollars and a half for the examination of a master or engineer of a steam-launch shall be payable to the Harbour Master for the Government, and such master or engineer, shall, if he obtains a certificate, produce three copies of a photograph of himself, one to be attached to his certificate of competency, one to be attached to the licence of any vessel to which he may belong and one for record in the Harbour Office; and when a master or engineer is transferred from one steam-launch to another steam-launch, he shall produce a photograph of himself to be attached to the licence of the vessel to which he is to be transferred.
10. The certificate granted by the Harbour Master to the master or engineer of a steam-launch may, with the approval of the Governor, be suspended or cancelled by the Harbour Master, if it shall be proved to his satisfaction, after due enquiry held by him, that the said master or engineer has been guilty of incompetency or negligence in the performance of his duty as master or engineer.
11. The owner of every licensed steam-launch shall cause the licence to be framed and exhibited in a conspicuous part of the cabin, so as to be visible to all persons on board the said vessel.
12. If the owner of a licensed steam-launch wishes to employ his vessel for purposes other than for the conveyance of passengers within the waters of the Colony, or to or from Hongkong and places without the waters of the Colony, the licence shall be delivered to the Harbour Master to be retained by him during the period of such employment.
Regulations for the licensing, management, and control of boats, made by the Governor in Council, the 21st day of December, 1889, under the provisions of section 39 of Ordinance 8 of 1879. (Gazette 28th December, 1889.)
These regulations apply in respect of all boats or vessels hereinafter mentioned, within the waters of this Colony, except:
(a.) Boats or vessels having British, Colonial, or Foreign registers (not being Chinese registers).
(b.) Market boats, or vessels or junks within the meaning of chapter I of part III of Ordinance 8 of 1879.
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