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The Anglo-Chinese Customs Agreement of Hong Kong

The Government of the Republic of China and the Government of the Colony of Hong Kong being mutually desirous of safe-guarding the revenue of the Chinese Maritime Customs and of securing reciprocal benefits of trade and commerce have authorized the undersigned to conclude the following Agreement.

ARTICLE I.

Junk means any sea-going sailing vessel of Chinese or other Asiatic build, construc- tion, and rig.

For the better regulation of junks in the waters of Hong Kong the Government of that Colony undertakes that :—

[29.7.29.]

(a) All junks shall be licensed either as trading or as fishing junks, and no junk shall be granted a licence in both classes at the same time. A fishing junk shall not be employed for any purpose other than fishing.

(b) The proper Hong Kong authorities shall supply every junk with a certificate of

registration in the form of a licence book.

(c) Trading junks may not leave any port in the Colony between the hours of 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. from October to March (inclusive) or 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. from April to September.

(d) Junks shall have their certificate number suitably marked on their hulls in such a manner as the proper Hong Kong authorities may direct. Supervision shall be exercised by the proper British authority over stores carried.

(e) All trading junks on arrival at or departure from the Colony shall enter and

clear at one of the following anchorages:-

Victoria, Yaumati, Shaukiwan, Sai Kung, Tai O, Cheung Chau, Aberdeen,

Tai Po, Stanley, and Tsun Wan.

Provided that the above list may be varied by mutual consent at any time. (f) Every trading junk on entering and on clearing at an anchorage in the Colony of Hong Kong shall have its licence book and also its Chinese Maritime Customs pass

book endorsed and dated by the Harbour Authority. The proper Hong Kong authorities shall satisfy themselves, on each occasion when a trading junk enters an anchorage in the Colony, that such junk has reported at the proper Chinese Maritime Customs station both on its voyage to the Colony and on its last voyage from the Colony.