CO129-547-3 China Piracy- anti piracy guards 25-1-1934 - 3-12-1934 — Page 74

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practically all the ships registered in Hong Konɛ be

replaced by the Safety Certificate issued under the

Convention, and the issue of this Certificate could

not properly be made dependent on compliance with

conditions such as those suggested. Further Safety

Certificates produced in Hong Kong by passenger ships

registered in other Convention countries would have to

be recognised by the Hong Kong Authorities.

In addition, ships surveyed in Hong Kong for

Safety Certificates will also be required to obtain

Pass.nger Certificates, but these latter Certificates

will merely indicate the number of passengers which

the ship is entitled to carry, and it would appear to

the Loard that to make the issue of the Passenger

Certificate subject to the provision of guards and the

fitting of grilles would also be open to serious

objection.

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The Foard are, of course, not directly concerned

with the position of ships owned and registered in

Hong Kong which may be running in local trades, but

there are a number of ships registered in the United

Kingdom/