100118-1926-Regulations-under-section-3-of-the-Wireless-Telegraphy-Ordinance-1926 — Page 4

THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 10, 1926. 409

of naval

3.-(1) The licensee shall not by the transmission of any message by Protection means of the licensed apparatus or otherwise by the use of the licensed apparatus signalling. interfere with naval signalling.

(2) If the Admiralty is of opinion that the working of the licensed appa- ratus at any ship station specified in the Schedule hereto is inconsistent with the free use of naval signalling, the licensee shall, when required in writing by the Governor to do so, close the said station.

(3) These provisions for the protection of naval signalling shall be con- strued to be without prejudice to the generality of any other provisions of this licence.

Interna-

4. For the purpose of this licence, the licensee shall observe the Interna- Licensce to tional Telegraph Convention and the International Telegraph Regulations so far serve. as the said Convention and Regulations are capable of being applied to wireless tional Tele- telegraphy in common with ordinary land and submarine telegraphy.

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5. The licensee shall observe the provisions of any regulations from time Licensed to to time made under the provisions of the Wireless Telegraphy Ordinance, 1926, regulations by the Governor in Council in relation to the conduct of wireless telegraph business so far as the same are applicable to the licensee.

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Wireless Telegraphy.

6. The licensee shall observe the provisions of the Radiotelegraph Con- Radiotele- vention, 1912.

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ference.

7. The licensee shall comply with all such directions and observe all such As to inter- rules as may be given or made by the Governor from time to time for the pur- pose of preventing interference with the working of any other wireless telegraph station and for enabling the messages exchanged by means of the licensed apparatus to be distinguished from those emanating from any other wireless telegraph station.

S. The licensed apparatus shall not without the consent of the Governor Alteration of be altered or modified in respect of any of the particulars mentioned in the apparatus. Schedule hereto.

Governor

9. The licensee shall at all times indemnify the Governor against all Indemnity of actions claims and demands which may be brought or made by any corporation company or person in respect of any injury arising from any act licensed or permitted by these presents.

be traus

10. (1) Subject to the provisions of this licence, the licensee shall trans- Messages to mit messages by means of the licensed apparatus on equal terms without favour mitted with- or preference whether as regards rates of charge, order of transmission or out favour or

preference. otherwise Provided always that signals of distress and messages in connex-

: ion therewith shall receive priority over all other messages and that the order of transmission of such other messages shall be governed by the International Telegraph Regulations.

(2) In respect of messages transmitted on behalf of His Majesty's Govern- ment, the licensee shall charge rates not in excess of half of the rates charged to the ordinary public.

receive

11. The licensee shall so far as possible receive from ships and light Licensee to stations all requests for assistance and all signals of distress and shall answer signals of such requests and signals and send them with the least possible delay to the distross, proper authorities by means of the licensed apparatus or any other means in the power of the licensee.