1965-HKRS30-8-55_Part01 — Page 40

HONG KONG AND YAUMATI FERRY COMPANY

(SERVICES) ORDINANCE 1951.

(No. 11 of 1951).

Resolution made and passed by the Legislative Council under section 5 of the Hong Kong and Yaumati Ferry Company (Services) Ordinance 1951 on the 11th day of March, 1965,

WHEREAS

(a) section 4 of the Hong Kong and Yaumati Ferry Company (Services) Ordinance 195) (hereinafter referred to as the Ordin- ance) provides that the ferry services authorized by the Ordinance shall be maintained and operated upon the terms and conditions specified in the Schedule thereto;

(b) section 5 of the Ordinance provides that the Schedule thereto may be varied at any time, with the consent of the Company by Resolution of the Legislative Council;

(c) it is now desired that the Schedule to the Ordinance be varied to provide for the operation by the Company of one further ferry service, namely a vehicular ferry service between North Point and Kowloon City,

(d) the Company has consented to the amendment of the Schedule

to provide for such service:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, with the consent of the Company, that the Schedule to the Ordinance be amended-

(a) by the insertion, after paragraph 1, of the following new para-

graph-~

"Vehicular terry service.

1A. The Company shall, until the 26th January, 1980, conduct a ferry service for the con- veyance of vehicles, goods being carried by vehicles and persons travelling in vehicles on the "ferry run” specified in Appendix I at item (7).”:

(b) by the deletion of sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 3 and the

substitution therefor of the following-

(1) The Company shall pay as pier rent to the Government for the use of the piers specified in this para- graph the total sum of $68,900.00 a month inclusive of rates. The said rent shall be payable in advance on the