ORDINANCE No. 8 OF 1879. 1519
Merchant Shipping.
Offences in the waters ofthe Colony.
No. 8 of
[ See also " The Dangerous Goods Ordinance, 1873 ," 1873.]
and Regulations . ]
28. Every person who within the Colony or the waters thereof shall Prohibiting
offences in thə
commit any of the following offences, shall incur a penalty of not more harbour of
Hongkong.
than fifty dollars , or imprisonment for any term not exceeding three Ordinance
14 of 1845.
months, with or without hard labour . sec. 6. ]
(a. ) Every person who shall unlawfully cut, damage, or destroy
furniture of
any of the ropes , cables, cordage, tackle, headfasts , or ship.
other furniture of or belonging to any ship, boat , or
vessel lying in the harbour or waters aforesaid , with
intent to steal or otherwise unlawfully obtain the same
or any part thereof.
(b. ) Every person who for the purpose of preventing the seizure Throwing into
water goods
or discovery of any materials, furniture, stores , or unlawfully
obtained .
merchandise belonging to or having been part of the
cargo of any ship, boat, or vessel lying in the waters
aforesaid, or of any other articles unlawfully obtained
from any such ship or vessel , shall wilfully let fall or
throw into the waters aforesaid , or in any other manner
convey away from any ship , boat, or vessel, wharf, quay,
or landing place, any such article, or who shall be
accessory to any such offence ; and it shall be lawful for
any constable to take any such offender into custody and
to seize and detain any boat in which such person shall
be found, or out of which any article shall be so let fall ,
thrown, or conveyed away.
(c. ) Every owner, or headman, or other person in charge of Mooring of
boats.
any boat which shall be found alongside of any public [ Ibid, sec. 3.
sub-secs.
wharf or landing-place ( unless while taking on board or 8 & 9. ]
landing passengers or cargo) , or lying off the same so
as to prevent the free access of other boats thereto , and
the owner, headman , or other person in charge of any
boat which shall be moored or at anchor at a distance
of less than one hundred yards from low water mark of
such part of the Colony as may be declared by regulation ,