CO129-592-10 Future Policy in Hong Kong- Port Administration 10-4-1946 - 15-4-1947 — Page 78

Lien

of the Port Trust;

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(d) whenever any obstruction whatever has been offered or made

to the operations of the Port Trust by any vessel or by

the fault or neglect of the crew, while acting as the crew

or under order of their superior officers.

(2) In a case coming within paragraphs (c) and (a) of the

preceding sub-section, the vessel may be seized and detained

until the injury so done has been repaired and until all

damaged thereby directly or indiredtly caused to the Port Trus

(including the expense of following, searching for, discovery,

and scizing of such vessel) have been paid to or security for

such payment accepted by the Port Trust; and for the amount of

all such injury, damages, expenses, and costs, the Port Trust

shall have a preferential lien upon the vessel and upon the

proceeds thereof until payment has been made or adequate

security has been given for such damages, whether direct or

indirect, and for the amount of all such injury, damages,

expenses, and costs as may be awarded in any suit resulting

therefrom, and the owner, charterer, master or agent of such

vessel shall also be liable to the Port Trust for all such

injury, damages, expenses and costs.

(3) The Port Trust shall have a lien upon any vessel and upon

the proceeds thereof in preference to all other claims and

demands whatsoever (saving and excepting the claims for wages

of seamen, under the provisions of the Merchant Shipping

Ordinance) for the payment of any dues, rates, tolls, or

penalties due and payable with respect to such vessel or

in respect of the acts of the master, owner, or person in

charge thereof.

(4) Such vessel may be seized and sold under any writ or

warrant of execution or of distress issued by any court of

competent jurisdiction upon the judgment or conviction at the

suit of the Port Trust against the vessel, the master, owner,

or person in charge thereof.

(5) Such vessel may be so seized and detained, or so seized

and sold while in the possession or charge of any person

whatever, whether in charge or possession of or the property

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