CO129-412 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [7-8] — Page 394

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(v.) The Port will be closed at night, vis, 15 minutes after sunset to 15 minutes before sunrise, or in foggy weather, during which time no Merchant Vessel will be allowed to enter the Port.

(vi) No Vessel carrying powder or other explosives will be allowed into the Port of Hongkong during war, unless such vessel be on Government Charter.

Distinguishing Signals of Examination Steamer.

(d) By Day the distinguishing flags for the Examination Steamers will be a special flag (white and red horizontal, surrounded by a blue border) and a Blue Ensign. Also three red vertical balls if the Port is closed.

By Night the Examination Steamers will carry :-

(1.) Three Red Vertical lights if the Port is closed.

(2.) Three White Vertical lights if the l'ort is open.

The above lights will be carried in addition to the ordinary navigation lights, and will show an unbroken light all round the horizon.

Signals Indicating Port Closed".

When the Port is closed, ie., when entrance to the Port is prohibited, three Red vertical balls by Day or three Red vertical lights by Night will be hoisted at the following places in addition to being hoisted in the Examination Steamers :—

Eastern Entrance................. Cape D'Aguilar.

Western Entrance,.

.............Ma Wan Custom Station and Green Island.

Position of Examination Anchorages.

(e.) The Examination Anchorages are as follows :—

Vessels are to proceed to them and anchor, unless met by Examination Steamer who will direct them as to the procedure to be followed.

Eastern Examination Anchorage-Is Marked on Admiralty Charts in Chung

Kwang in the space enclosed by the following boundaries :---

North: A line drawn from Maun Chau S. 63° E. (true) for a distance

of 11 cables.

South-A line drawn from Lyeman Point S. 63° E. (true) for a distance

of 12 cables.

East: A line drawn N. 38° E. (true) joining the extremities of the above

two lines.

Western Examination Anchorage as laid down in Admiralty Charts is to the westward of Stonecutter's Island in the space enclosed by the following boundaries:-

Northline drawn from 10 foot rock off S.E. point of Chung Hue

S. 63 E. (true) to Stonecutter's Island. East-A line drawn from the part on Stonecutter's Island where the

above line meets it S. 27 W. (true) for a distance of 10 cables. West: A line drawn from 8 foot rock off South point of Chung Hue

S. 27° W. (true) for a distance of 4*4 cables.

South-A line drawn S. 63° E. (true) joining the last two positions.

Restrictions on Vessels in Examination Anchorage.

The following instructions are to be strictly observed:-

(i) No person is permitted to leave the ship, no boat is to be lowered and no communication with the shore whatever is permitted from Merchant Vessels proceeding to either of the Examination Anchorages, nor when they are anchored in either of the Examination Anchorages, without permission from an Examining Officer,

(ii) Merchant Vessels are not to work cables nor to be moved after they have anchored in either of the Examination Anchorages, without permission from an Examining Officer.

At Night. Fog.

(iii) No Merchant Vessel is under any circumstances to proceed inwards beyond the Examination Anchorages between 15 minutes after sunset and 15 minutes before sunrise, nor during foggy weather, while the Examination Service is in force.

Bad Weather.

(iv.) Should the weather be too bad to allow of Boarding being carried out, Merchant Vessels must remain in the Examination Auchorages until boarded.

Wireless Telegraph Communication Forbidden.

Vessels

(v.) Wireless Telegraph communication is forbidden from ships in the Port. fitted with Wireless Telegraph Apparatus are to lower their aerial on arrival within the precincts of the Port. The Wireless Telegraph House will be locked and sealed under the direction of an Examination Officer, whose permission is to be obtained before the seal is broken on departure.

Signalling Forbidden.

any

(vi) Merchant Vessels are not permitted to communicate by means of signals of kind whatsoever from or to the shore, or to other vessels or craft of any description, whilst at the Examination Anchorage.

Restrictions on Junks and Native Craft.

(f)-(1) Junks on passage from one Port to another are not allowed to pass through the harbour of Hongkong, but must go south of Hongkong Island.

Only Junks having trade with the Port will be allowed to use the Port.

(ii) Junks wishing to enter the Harbour are to proceed to the Examination Anchorages for Junks, and anchor there.

Junks after having been passed by the Junk Examining Officer, will leave the Examination Anchorage in tow of an Examination towing-steamer which will fly the special signal for Examination Steamer. They will be towed over the Harbour boundaries before being slipped

No Junk will be allowed to enter the Harbour in any other manner.

(iii) No Junk carrying powder or any other explosive will be allowed to enter the harbour, unless such Junk be on Government Charter.

(iv) Junks entering from the Westward are to proceed to the Western Examination Anchorage, either by the Lamma Channel or by the Western Kap Sing Man. They must not attempt to cross an imaginary line joining the western extremes of Stonecutter's Island to Green Island, nor to use any of the following:-

Sulphur Channel,

The Channel to the North of Ma Wan, The Channel to the North of Chung Hue,

all of which will be closed to traffic.

Junk Ezumination Anchorages.

(v.) The Junk Examination Anchorages are as follows:-

Eastern Junk Examination Anchorage :

Is in that portion of Chung Kwang O (Jank Bay) north of a line drawn from

Maun Chau N. 87° E. (true) to Bak Sin Kok.

Western Junk Examination Anchorage :—

Is the same as for other vessels.