CO129-579-8 Sino-Japanese War- shipping on Pearl River 23-6-1939 - 4-1-1940 — Page 53

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Hongkong Government, under this temporary agreement,

how often visits are paid by Japanese Government

chartered vessels, and whether such visits are made by

way of calls en route to or from outside ports (e.g.

Japanese ports, Shanghai or Amoy) or by way of shuttle

service between Canton and Hongkong, provided that the

Japanese authorities in return agree to an acceptable

number of visits by British passenger ships.

date on 10........

It is further agreed that a ratio of two

visits by Japanese ships to one visit by a British ship

will be accepted as a basis for the purpose of this

temporary agreement.

Further, it is agreed that irrespective of

the number of ships requested by the other party, the

Japanese authorities will be entitled to acceptance by

the British authorities of requests for four Japanese

Government chartered vessels in each direction in any

period of 4 weeks and similarly the British authorities

will be entitled to acceptance of requests for one

British vessel in each direction in any period of two

weeks.

(NOTE. A visit under this agreement means one round

trip between Canton and Hongkong).

4.

The Japanese Government chartered vessels may

call at Hong Kong under the following conditions:-

(a) (1) At least 48 hours previous notice will be

given to the British Consul-General in Canton for

agreement, and reply will be returned as soon as possible.

(2) Such vessels will fly the merchant vessel

ensign at the stern and a special flag (Naval or Military

transport flag) indicating their character as Government

chartered vessels at the yardarm.

(b) Such vessels may embark or disembark passengers of

all nationalities at Hongkong (subject to the ordinary

regulations of the Hongkong Government).