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HONG KONG-CHINA TRADE AND
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THE ANGLO-CHINE CUSTOMS AGREEMENT HONG KONG,
The Government of the Republic of China and the Government of the Colony of Hong Kong being mutually desirous of safeguarding the revenue of the Chinese
aritime Customs and of securing reciprocal benefits of trade and commerce have authorised the undersigned to conclude the following Agreement.
ARTICLE I.
Junk means any sea-ging sailing vessel of Chinese or other Asiatic build, construction, and rig.
For the better regulation of junka in the waters the Colony
Hong Kong of Hong-Kong the Government of that colony undertakes
that:-
(a) All junks shall be licensed either as trading or
as fishing junks, and no junk shall be granted
e licence in both classes at the same time. A
fishing junk shall not be employed for any purpose other than fishing.
(b) The proper Hong Kong authorities shall supply
every junk with a certificate of registration
in the form of a licence book.
(c) Trading junks may not leave any port in the
Colony between the hours of 6 p.m. and t a.m.
from October to March (inclusive) or 7 p.m.
(d)
to 5 am. from April to september:
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Junks shall have their certificate number suitably
marked on their hulls in such a manner as the
proper Hong Kong authorities may direct.
Supervision shall be exercised by the proper Hong Kong authorities
British authority over stores carried.
(e)