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this were the only objection
regulation of the Board of Trade, but the Bard's
surveyors would not ordinarily allow any arrangement
which would impede the mustering of passengers at toat
stations or interfere with their embarkation in boats in
an emergency. If, however,
to grilles the Board would be prepared to instruct their
surveyors to raise no objection to the suggested erections
in the case of vessels proceeding to China to engage
in the inland water trade or in the Chinese coasting
trade, but they are not satisfied that such erections
are required, or should be allowed, on ocean-going
passenger liners merely calling at Hong Kong in the
course of their voyage and they would be glad to learn
the views of the Admiralty in this matter.
In this connection I am to draw attention to the
fact that, as soon as the International Safety Convention
of 1929 becomes operative in Hong Kong, the existing
Hong Kong Passenger Certificate will, in the case of
practically/