CO129-506-6 Suppression of Piracy Amendment Ordinance- 1927 21-10-1927 - 8-2-1928 — Page 12

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which deal inter alia with the question of ship's guarde,

should not orase to be in force until the future policy with

reference to ship's guards has been decided upon.

6. The present proposal with reference to ship's guards is

that ship owners are to be free to employ guards or not as

they please, and that where guards are employed the police

shall no longer have any control to exercise over them in the

course of their employment. The present dual control of

The Captain Superintendent of Police and the master of the

ship has been much objected to. At the same time, the Cap-

Lain Superintendent of Police will be prepared to supply ship's

guards from among his force of private watchmen, most of whom

are of Indian race. The only control which the police will

retain over ship's guards will be that there will be a pro-

hibition against the employment in Hong Kong of any persons

28 ship's guarda who are not registered in a oʻrtain watch-

man's register. These proposals are contained in a Bill and

draft regulations which are at present being considered by the

Government.

7. In my opinion this is an Ordinance to which His Excellency

the Officer Administering the Goverment may properly assent

in the name of His Majesty and on His behalf.

A torney General.