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HARBOUR MASTER'S DEPARTMENT.
No. 286-The port of Hongkong was placed under Examination by the Naval Authorities at 11 a.m. on Sunday, the 2nd August, 1914.
Public Traffic Regulations for the Port of Hongkong.
During the time that the Examination Service is in force, the following Notices and Regulations are to be observed by all Merchant Shipping, including Junks, Boats, Private Vessels and other craft, approaching, entering, leaving or moving within the Port.
Disobedience or disregard of any of the orders herein contained will render the offender liable to be fired on without warning.
Attention is called to Notice to Mariners No. 1, as issued by the Admiralty on İst January last, concerning the following :-
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Caution when approaching British Ports :-
Part I.-Closing of Ports.
Part II.-Examination Service.
PART I.
ENTRANCE TO PORT.
Time of Arrival of Vessels.
(a.) Local Shipowners and Agents are advised to time the arrival of their vessels at Hongkong for daylight.
Notice of Arrivals and Descriptions of Vessels.
(6.) Shipowners and agents will facilitate the entry of their vessels by giving previous notice of the probable time of arrival to the Colonial Harbour Master at the Harbour Office, who will inform the Officer-in-charge of the Examination Service.
Descriptions of the vessels, tonnnge, appearance, etc., facilitate recognition.
should also be forwarded so as to
Restrictions on Merchant Vessels Approaching the Port.
(c)(i.) The Western Entrance (Latama Channel) will be closed except to River Traffic and Junks.
(ii) River Traffic, wishing to come through the Kap Sing Mun l'ass, is only to use the Western Channel, ie., between Ma Wan and Lantan.
The Channels to the Northward of Ma Wan and Chung Hue are closed.
(iii) All Merchant Shipping other than juuks, approaching Hongkong from seaward will, if possible, be warned by signal from Waglan or Gap Rock, that they must proceed to the Eastern Examination Anchorage by the Eastern (Tathong) Channel.
(iv.) Should an incoming vessel not be warned by Waglan or Gap Rock to go to the Eastern Entrance, and should she make for the Western Examination Anchorage, one of the Examination Steamers or a Patrol Boat will close the incoming vessel and direct her to go to the Eastern Entrance.