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in accordance with the procedure hitherto followed.
Hongkong Luen Shing Pilot Office shall not, until after
being notified by the appropriate Chinese authorities, send
a pilot to the vessel in Hongkong, bringing with him the
authorization permitting entry on the date approved. Upon
proceeding to a point in the vicinity of Lung Uet ( ),
the vessel should stop and the pilot on board should then
turn over to her Captain the authorization for guidance in
hoisting the entrance flags. Simultaneously, the Company's
House Flag and the flag showing the name of the vessel
should also be hoisted to notify the Headquarters of the
Commander of Bocca Tigris of her approach. Upon receiving
the Headquarters' approval, the vessel should lower the
entering flag and upon being guided by the pilot to a point
off Tiger Island, anchor off there and must not proceed any
further.
A merchant vessel coming here directly from any
other ports shall, in accordance with the preceding article,
secure a pilot from the Hongkong Luen Shing Pilot Office
and shall follow all other requirements contained in these
measures.
A launch, which has hitherto not been furnished
with a flag indicating its name, may, while coming in or
going out through Bocca Tigris, hoist only a Company's House
Flag and may be exempted from hoisting the flag indicating
its name, provided that it observes all other procedure
specified for regulating incoming and outgoing vessels.
4. After anchoring in the river off Tiger Island,
every merchant vessel should manage to have her passengers
and cargo transhipped between Canton and Tiger Island aboard
small launches hired by her or any other lighters. Launches
or lighters for transhipment purposes must not be of more
than