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HONGKONG
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPAR''MENT.
Regulations made by His Excellency the Governor relating to the Control of the Harboura, ports, and Territorial atera of the Colony and the movements of Vesseln.
PORT REGULATIONS.
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In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause 3 of the Order of Her late Majesty Queen Victoria in council dated the 26th day of October, 1896, as enacted by the Order of His Kajesty in Coun- cil dated the 21st day of March 1916, which were brought into oprati in the Colony by Proclamations dated the 5th day of August 1914, and the 12th day of May, 1916, respectively His Excellency the Governor is pleased to make the following regulations:-
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1.-(1.) These of wireless telegraphy of any descrip- telegraphy. tion whatsoever is prohibited.
(2) Vessels fitted with wireless telegraph apparatus ahall lower their aerials on arrival within the waters of the Colony and shall disconnect their aerial wires from the halliards and from the operating room, except in the case referred to in paragraph (3) of this regu- lation.
(3) If a master switch is fitted in the captain's cab- in, upon arrival within the waters of the Colony, the aerial wires shall be disconnected at the "leading in" insulators and shall be carried to earth near the same and all head listeners shall be locked up in the captain's cabin. Upon the arrival of the examination officer the master switch shall be sealed up under the direction of the examination officer.
(4)
If there is no master switch in the captain's oubin, the wireless telegraph house shall be locked up and sealed under the direction of the examination officer.
(5) No seal placed in accoddance with the provisions of this regulation shall be removed without the per- mission of an examinationofficer....
11th May,
1917.
A.G.M. FLETCHER.
Colonial Secretary.
(Extract from the Hongkong Government Gazette No21 of the
11th May, 1917).