A.D. 1899.]
MERCHANT SHIPPING.
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2. The "Southern Fairway" commences off the Gas Works and terminates 1400-feet west of the Canton Steamboat wharf. The north side of the "Southern Fairway" is occupied by junks, and the south side by vessels moored at the Praya or the wharves extending therefrom.
Central Fairway.
3. The "Central Fairway" commences off the Gas Works and is marked by two buoys, painted in red and white horizontal stripes and carrying red lights at night. This Fairway is defined by two lines of mooring buoys running in an E.S.Easterly direction.
4. The "Northern Fairway" lies between and is defined by the two northern lines of mooring buoys west of Kowloon Peninsula running in an E.S.Easterly direction.
Limits of Northern Fairway.
5. Vessels of over 60 tons burden proceeding through a Fairway shall fly a pennant at the highest mast-head forward as follows:-
whilst in the "Southern Fairway" a "Red" Pennant (F); whilst in the "Central Fairway" a "White" Pennant (C); and whilst in the "Northern Fairway" a "Blue" Pennant (D).
6. All vessels, irrespective of size, shall, whether in a Fairway or not, observe the Collision Regulations as laid down by Her Majesty's Orders-in-Council, issued from time to time under the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Act; and no vessel whatever shall anchor in any Fairway.
II-MAN-OF-WAR ANCHORAGES.
North Side of the City of Victoria.
7. "Western Boundary."-West corner of the City Hall, in line with buoy painted chequered black and white.
Limits of Man-of-War Anchorage on north side of Hong-kong.
"Northern Boundary."-From the buoy towards North Point of Hong-kong until it meets the eastern boundary.
"Eastern Boundary."--A line drawn from a gully to the southward of St. Francis's Church to the gable-end of that church until it meets the northern boundary.
West Side of the Kowloon Peninsula.
8. "Northern Boundary."-A line running west from a point 24 cables north of the north side of the Naval Depôt until it meets the western boundary.
Limits of Man-of-War Anchorage off Kowloon.
"Western Boundary."-Flagstaff at Naval Yard, Victoria, bearing S. E.
"Southern Boundary."-A line 500 feet south of Tamar buoy running east and west, meeting the western boundary at about 8 cables from the shore.
Nothing is to prevent ships from proceeding to and from any wharves that may be erected on the west side of the Kowloon Peninsula, provided such ships, if anchoring, give swinging room to vessels at the Admiralty Dock.