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Proviso as to mail steamers.
Harbour Master may remove obstruction, Sce,
Government moorings.
Private moorings.
Use of moorings, Table () ().
Hongkong Port Regulations, &c.
(b.) That portion lying within a line drawn from the west. end of Hongkong to Waterfall Bay, thence to the South end of Taitam Peninsula, continued to Cape d'Aguilar and Cape Collinsou, terminating at south-east corner of the Li-u-mun Pass,
the
Provided however that small steamers may fire a gm if arriving within the above limits between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m.
Remoral of Obstructions,
27. The Harbour Master may, by written notice, require any person to remove within a reasonable time to be specified in such notice, any obstruction, whether float- ing, submerged or sunk, in the waters of the Colony. caused by such person or belonging to him or in his charge or keeping and if such person fails to remove the obstruction within the specified time, the Harbour Master shall cause the obstruction to be removed, and may recover the expenses of removal from the person named in the notice; or, if no such person can be found, the obstruction, when removed by the Harbour Master, may be sold to defray the expense of such removal,
Moorings and Buoys.
28. (1.) It shall be lawful for the Harbour Master to place in the waters of the Colony such Government moorings and buoys as may be approved by the Governor, and to allow the use thereof on such terms and conditions and for such fees as the Governor-in-Council may direct,
(2.) No person shall keep or place moorings or buoys in the waters of the Colony except with the sanction of the Harbour Master, and except on the conditions pre- scribed by the Governor-in-Council under sub-section (5) of this section. Such moorings and buoys shall be of such nature and construction as the Harbour Master may
approve.
(4.) Moorings and buoys sanctioned by the Harbour Master under sub-section (2) of this section shall not be made use of by any ship other than the ships of the
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Fide "Government Buoys
* supra.
person
Hongkong-Port Regulations, &c.
to whom such sanction has been granted, except with the consent of such person, or by the direction of the Harbour Master and the mister of any ship using any such moorings and buoys without such consent or direction shall be liable to a penalty of 20 dollars for every day or part of a day during which he so uses such moorings und buoys, after he has been requested to remove therefrom.
Powers of Police.
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vessel for Police
purposes.
30.--(1.) It shall be lawful for the Captain Superin- Boarding of tendent or any officer of Police not below the rank of Inspector, and for the Harbour Master or Assistant Harbour Master, to enter at all times, with such con- stables as he may think necessary, as well by night as by day, into and upon every ship, boat, junk, or other vessel (not being a ship of war, or a vessel having the status of a ship of war) in the waters of the Colony, and into every part thereof for the purpose of inspection and of directing the conduct of any officer of police who may be stationed on board, and of inspecting and observing the conduct of all other persons who may be employed on board in or about lading or unlading. as the case may be, and for the purpose of taking all such measures as may be necessary for providing against fire or other accidents and preserving peace and good order on board, and for the effectual prevention or detection of any felonies or misdemeanors.
or
(2.) It shall be lawful for the Captain Superintendent. other officer of police, not below the rank of sergeant, having just cause to suspect that any felony or misdemeanor has been or is about to be committed in the waters of the Colony, to enter at all times, as well by night as by day, into and upon any ship, boat, junk or other vessel (not being or having the status of a ship of war), and to take into custody all persons suspected of being concerned in such felony or misde- meanor, and to take charge of any property suspected
* Fide "Government Buoys", supra.
Note:-As to Powers of Revenue Officers, &c,, to search for Opimo vide the Opium Ordinance, 1914, infra.
Arrest on board. of offender.
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