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9.-(1) The licensee shall not by the transmission of any message by means of the licensed apparatus or otherwise by the use of the licensed apparatus interfere with naval signalling.
(2) If the Admiralty is of opinion that the working of the licensed apparatus at any ship station specified in the Schedule hereto is inconsistent with the free use of naval signalling, the licensee shall, when required in writing by the Postmaster General to do so, close the said station.
(3) These provisions for the protection of naval signalling shall be con- strued to be without prejudice to the generality of any other provisions of this licence.
10. For the purpose of this licence, the licensee shall observe the Interna- tional Telegraph Convention and the International Telegraph Regulations so far as the said Convention and Regulations are capable of being applied to wireless telegraphy in common with ordinary land and submarine telegraphy.
11. The licensee shall observe the provisions of any regulations from time to time made under the provisions of the Wireless Telegraphy Ordi- nauce, 1926, by the Governor in Council in relation to the conduct of wireless telegraph business so far as the same are applicable to the licensee.
12. The licensee shall observe the provisions of the Radiotelegraph Con- vention and the International Radiotelegraph Regulations.
Protection
of naval
signalling.
Licensee to observe International Telegraph Convention
and
Regulations.
Licensee
to observe regulations as to Wireless Telegraphy.
Radio- telegraph Convention to be observed.
interference.
13. The licensee shall comply with all such directions and requirements As to and observe such rules as may be given or made by the Governor or the Postmaster General from time to time for the purpose of preventing interfer- ence with the working of any other wireless telegraph station and for enabling the messages exchanged by means of the licensed apparatus to be distinguished from those emanating from any other wireless telegraph station.
apparatus.
14. The licensed apparatus shall not without the consent of the Post- Alteration of master General be altered or modified in respect of any of the particulars mentioned in the Schedule hereto.
15. The licensee shall at all times indemnify the Governor and the Post- Indemnity. master General and the Government of Hong Kong against all actions, claims and demands which may be brought or made by any corporation, company or person in respect of any injury arising from any act licensed or permitted by these presents.
16.--(1) Subject to the provisions of this licence, the licensee shall transmit messages by means of the licensed apparatus on equal terms without favour or preference whether as regards rates of charge, order of transmission or otherwise. Provided always that signals of distress and in connection therewith shall receive priority over all other messages messages and that the order of transmission of such other messages shall be governed by the International Radiotelegraph Regulations.
(2) In respect of messages transmitted on behalf of His Majesty's Govern- ment, the licensee shall charge rates not in excess of half of the rates charged to the ordinary public.
17. The licensee shall so far as possible receive from ships and light stations all requests for assistance and all signals of distress and shall answer such requests and signals and send them with the least possible delay to the proper authorities by means of the licensed apparatus or any other means in the power of the licensee.
18. The licensed apparatus shall be worked only by certificated oper- ators, and the licensee shall provide for the working of the ship station here-
Messages
to be
transmitted without favour or preference.
Licensee
to receive signals of distress.
As to persons employed
to work
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