THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 10, 1926.
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17. The licensee shall carry on every ship on which a ship station is License and established under this licence a print or copy of the licence certified under the ments to ba hand of the Colonial Secretary of the Colony of Hongkong or appropriate officer carried by
ships. of the Postmaster General of the United Kingdom or of the Government of any self-governing Dominion to be a true copy, and shall produce such print or copy for inspection if required to do so by the competent authorities of the countries where the ship calls. The licensee shall also carry on every such ship such documents as may be prescribed by the Governor for the purpose of enabling the licensee to communicate with coast stations and ship stations in accord- ance with the Radiotelegraph Convention, 1912.
18.-(1) The licensee shall pay in advance to the Colonial Treasurer a fee Fee. of $25 for each year commencing on the 1st day of January or for part of such year, in respect of each ship to which the licence applies.
(2) The said royalty shall be payable on the 1st day of December in each year during which the licence remains valid.
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19. Except with the consent in writing of the Governor, the licensee shall Licence not not assign, underlet or otherwise dispose of, or admit any other person or body assigned. to participate in the benefit of, the licences, powers or authorities hereby granted or any of such licences, powers or authorities.
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20.-(1) If and whenever an emergency shall have arisen in which it is Power to expedient for the public service that His Majesty's Government shall have to pos control over the transmission of messages by the licensed apparatus, it shall be control lawful for any naval, military, customs or police officer or any other person upor authorised by the Admiralty to take possession of the licensed apparatus or any emergency. part thereof in the name and on behalf of His Majesty and to use the same for His Majesty's service, and in that event any such officer or person so authorised may enter upon any ship on which any such apparatus is installed and take possession of the said apparatus and use the same as aforesaid and subject to such use may use the same or allow it to be used for such ordinary services as may in his discretion seem fit to him or may prohibit and take steps to prevent the use of the same and issue directions which shall be obeyed by the licensee to prevent such use.
(2) Any such officer or person so authorised may in such event as aforesaid instead of taking possession of the licensed apparatus as aforesaid direct and authorise such persons as he may think fit to assume the control of the trans- mission of messages by the licensed apparatus either wholly or partly and in such manner as he may direct, and such persons may enter upon any ship on which any apparatus is installed accordingly or the said officer or person so authorised may direct the licensee to submit to him or any person authorised by him all messages tendered for transmission or arriving by the licensed apparatus or any class or classes of such messages, to stop or delay the trans- mission of any messages or deliver the same to him or his agent and generally to obey all such directions with reference to the transmission of messages as the said officer or person so authorised may prescribe, and the licensee shall obey and conform to all such directions.
(3) The licensee shall be entitled to reasonable compensation for any damage to the licensed apparatus arising in consequence of the exercise of the powers conferred by this clause.
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21. At any time after the the Governor may in his absolute discretion give notice in writing to determine these presents and the licence or permission hereby granted at the end of one calendar month from the date of such notice and at the expiration of that period the licence or permission hereby granted shall cease and determine accordingly but without prejudice to any remedy of the Governor under any condition or provision herein contained.
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