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"reference to River Steamers we are of opinion that the hand of "officers will be greatly strengthened in carrying out piracy "regulations if owners were required to give a bond to the Harbour "Master undertaking to pay to his order a sum not exceeding three "months 1 salary of any officer who, in the event of his summary "dismissal under a contract made in this port, may be able to show "to the satisfaction of the Harbour Master that his dismissal is "due in any substantial degree to his observance of the regulations. "We also think that the present system under which officers are "liable to dismissal on 24 hours' notice is unsatisfactory and that "all officers on river steamers should sign on articles for not "less than three months".
On the 4th September 1923 the Hon. Col.Sec. forwarded the Draft Regulations for the consideration of the Guilds.
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1. "It is the duty of the master and other certificated "officers to resist to the uttermost any piratical attack. This "obligation is imperative and no discretion may be exercised as to "whether to resist pirates or not".
"The appointment or employment of any person as "master of any British ship, or of any foreign ship holding a "passenger certificate under section 10 of the Merchant Shipping "Ordinance, 1899, or of any foreign ship hold a special licence "under section 38 of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1899, which "is about to proceed or is proceeding on any voyage from Hongkong "to Macao, or to any port or place on the Canton River or the West "River, shall be subject to the approval of the Governor in Coun- "cil who shall in his absolute discretion have power to refuse to "allow the appointment or employment of any particular person".
3. "Officers who for any reason are considered by the "Governor in Council to be unfit to take part in the defence of "the ship shall not be permitted to sign on the ship's articles, "and if they have signed, they shall cease to be employed as "officers on the ship".
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5. "The master shall have complete control of the ship "and all on board, and shall not be dictated to or interfered with for suffer himself to be dictated to or interfered with in any way "by the owners, agents, charterers, licensees, compradore, pilot "or crew in any matter connected in any manner with the repelling "of any piratical attack on or on board the ship or with the "rendering of assistance to any other ship so attacked or which "he may consider to be in need of such assistance".
7. "When the master of any ship has any cause whatever "to believe or to consider that any other ship may be in need of "assistance in respect of a piratical attack it shall be his duty "to approach such ship as closely as possible, to stand by it, to "prevent the access of pirates to or from native craft, to assist "in rescue work, to call other ships to the aid of the ship attacked, "and to do all such other acts as may be necessary or advisable to "assist the said ship in repelling the attack",
On the 9th September a combined meeting of both Guilds was held to consider the Draft Regulations and the following letter vas addressed to the Hon. Col.Sec. on the subject; to which neither acknow- ledgment nor reply was received.
"The Honourable the Colonial Secretary,
Honglong.
"18th September 1923.
We have to thank you for your letter of the 3rd inst., "enclosing copies of draft Piracy Regulations, and now have the "honor to report for the information of His Excellency the Governor, "that we have taken every opportunity, by calling a meeting and by "personal interview, to elicit the views of our members on the "subject.
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