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GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
HONGKONG. 24th. July, 1913.
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With reference to your Despatch No. 150 of the
23rd. of way, I have the honour to transmit for the signification
of His Majesty's pleasure the enclosed copy of an Ordinance (llo. 18
of 1913) to extend the provisions of the Steam Launch (Protection
against Piracy) Ordinance 1900 to certain classes of steamers. The
usual report by the Attorney-General is annexed.
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This Ordinance is based upon the enclosed
recommendations of a Committee consisting of the Captain Superin-
-tendent of Police, the Harbour Master, r. Ho Fook (Compradore of
Messrs. Jardine, Katheson and Company Limited, and a member of
the District Watchmen Comittee), Kr. V. E. Clarke (Secretary of
the Hongkong, Canton and liacao Steamboat Company, Limited,) and
Mr. F. Donaldson, Laster of the S. S. "Lintan", whom I requested
to enquire and report on the best mensures to be adopted for the
prevention of piracy on River Steamers.
The measures prescribed by the Ordinance will
entail comparatively trifling expense on steamers which are plying a lucrative passenger traffic. No opposition to the Bill has been
Lade by the public or in the Legislative Council, and I am in hopes
that the precautions prescribed will do much to prevent the
occurrence of piracies on board steamers running to Canton, liacao
and the West River. Except some of the larger of these steamers
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THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
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