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maintain
end
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ferry
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Particulars
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Power of
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"undertaking" means all vessels, apparatus and property of whatever nature belonging to the Company and employed in operation of the ferry services.
3. Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance the Govern ment grants to the Company the exclusive right to maintain and operate the ferry services authorized by this Ordinance.
4. The ferry services authorized by this Ordinance are the services described in the Schedule. Such services shall be maintained and operated upon the terms and conditions specified in the Schedule.
5. The Schedule may be varied at any time, with the consent Legislative of the Company, by Resolution of Legislative Council: Provided that this section shall not be construed to prejudice, the right of the Governor in Council to exercise any power specified in the Resolution. Schedule as exercisable by him.
Schedule by
Fower to malce regulations and by-laws.
6. (1) The Governor in Council may make regulations for the carrying out of the provisions of this Ordinance and, without prejudice to the generality of this power, in particular prescribe and provide for the safe and efficient operation of the services and the control and marshalling of passenger and vehicle traffic and the collection of fares in the approach areas to the piers.
(a) Any such regulations may declare any breach of any such regulation to be an offence and prescribe that a person guilty of such an offence shall on summary conviction be liable to a fine of five thousand dollars or to imprisonment for two years.
(3) The Company shall have power to make by-laws for regulating the conditions under which persons and things includ ing vehicles may be carried in or upon any vessel belonging o the Company in operation of the ferry services, for the prevention of frauds on the Company, for the safe and efficient operation of the services, and for the control and marshalling of passenger and. vehicular traffic and the collection of fares in or upon any such, vessel or piers.
(4) Any such by-laws shall be submitted for approval to the Governor in Council and shall be published in the Gazette within Lwo weeks after the approval thereof.
(5) Any by-law made under this section may declare any breach of any such by-law to be an offence and may prescribe
penalties therefor: Provided that no penalty so prescribed shail exceed a fine of two thousand dollars.
(6) A copy of every by-law clearly printed in English and with a translation in Chinese in large type shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the Company's business premises and on each of the piers and in each vessel of the Company employed in the carriage of passengers in operation of the ferry services.
the Crown
7. Nothing in this Ordinance shall affect or be deemed to Saving of affect the rights of His Majesty the King, His Heirs and rights of Successors, or the rights of any body politic or corporate, or of any person except such as are mentioned in this Ordinance and those claiming by, from or under them.
SCHEDULE.
[Sec. 4.]
1. The ferry services authorized shall be services conducted Ferry by the Company for the conveyance of persons, or of persons and
services. things including vehicles across the harbour of Hong Kong on the "ferry-runs" between the frontages and piers for the period of fifteen years commencing on the 1st January, 1950, and for the further periods authorized upon exercise of the right of renewal
Tanted by paragraph 19 of this Schedule,
2. The Company shall have the exclusive use and shall use Piera. the piers for the purpose of the ferry services: Provided that if the Governor in Council decide at any time to substitute another pier within the frontages, the Company shall be bound to use such other pier on terms to be agreed or failing agreement on terms to be determined by arbitration.
3. (1) The Company shall pay as pier rent to the Govern- Pier rent- January, 1950, until 31st March, 1950, the total sum of $132,000 ment for the use of the piers, and in respect of the period 1st inclusive of rates. Thereafter the Company shall pay as rent, being payable in advance on the first day of each calendar month the total sum of $50,000 a month inclusive of rates, the said rent and being apportioned respectively among the piers as follows- 1. Jubilee Street Ferry Pier (except No. 4 berth) $28,500
Jordan Road Ferry Pier
2.
15,000
3. Mongkok Ferry Pier
2,500
Shamshuipo Ferry Pier (except North berth)
1,500
5. Tonnochy Road Pier
2,500
$50,000