CO129-487 - Others & Individuals - 1924 — Page 97

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Precaution it

case of five or disturbance.

Damaging furniture of vessel.

Hongkong--Port Regulations, &c.

(3.) In the case of Police assistance being required on board any ship, owing to an outbreak of fire, or to a riot or disturbance which the master and his officers are unable to quell, if by day, the signal flag S of the Com- mercial Code shall be hoisted, any, if by night, 3 lights in a vertical line, the highest and lowest red and the middle light white the day signal may be supplemented by the signal NM I am on fire. or YF "Want assistance- Mutiny," and the night signal by a "Flare-up minute in the case of fire, or "Blue Lights" in the case disturbance. A continuous sounding with any fog signal apparatus may, in addition, be adopted to attract attention in either case.

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every of

For calling the Police on board any ship in the Waters of the Colony.

Flag S. of Commercial Code at the Fore.

The Signal YF is only for use in case of extreme emergency.

For calling the Health Officer of the Port on board any ship in the waters of the Colony.

Flag M of Commercial Code with Code Pennant inferior.

When seen by the Police information will be given at the Harbour Office as well as the Office of the Health Officer of the Port.

Offences in the Waters of the Colony.

26.-(1.) If any person,-

(a) unlawfully cuts, damages, or destroys any of the ropes, cables, cordage, tackle, headfasts, or any other furniture of or belonging to any vessel lying in the waters of the Colony, with intent to steal or otherwise unlawfully obtain the same or any part thereof; or

Hongkong Port Regulations, &c.

Or

(b) for the purpose of preventing seizure

discovery of any materials, furniture, stores, or merchandise belonging to or having been part of the cargo of any vessel lying in the waters of the Colony, or any other articles unlawfully obtained from any such vessel, wilfully lets fall or throws into the waters aforesaid, or in any other manner conveys

from any vessel, wharf, quay, landing place, any such article; person is accessory to any such offence; or

away

or

or if any

(c) casts or deposits any dead body, ballast, rubbish, or other substance into the waters of the Colony without the written permission of the Harbour Master; or neglects within a reasonable time to remove any sunken vessel or other obstruction in the said waters belonging to him ΟΙ in his charge or keeping or

(d) not being in His Majesty's service and not the being duly authorised by law for purpose, goes on board any ship within the waters of the Colony, without the permis- sion of the master or officer in charge of such ship: or

(e) not being in His Majesty's service, inakes. fast to or canses to be made fast to a ship under way within the waters of this Colony any boat, or other vessel, without the per- mission of the master or officer in charge of such ship; or

(f) being in charge of any boat plying for hire receives or lands passenger after 8 p.m. and before 5 a.m., except at such wharf as may be specified by regulations which the Governor- in-Council is hereby empowered to make, or except at any private wharf with the consent of the owner thereof or

(g) hires any vessel and refuses or neglects on demand by the person in charge thereof to pay the lawful fare,

Throwing into water goods unlawfully obtained.

Obstruction of harbour by rubbish. &c.

Boarding ship without permission.

Making fast to ship under way.

Receiving or landing passengers inlawfully.

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Refusing to

pay fare.