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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 3, 1933.

(b) in a case where the length of the flying machine is 150 feet or upwards, it shall display, in addition to any other light required by this paragraph, a white light at or near its stern at a lower height than the lights mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph, and visible all round the horizon at a distance of at least 1 mile:

(c) in a case where the maximum span of the flying machine is 150 feet or upwards, it shall display, in addition to any other light required by this paragraph, a white light on each side placed in such a manner as to demarcate the maximum lateral dimension of the flying machine and visible, so far as practicable, all round the horizon at a distance of at least 1 mile.

Gliders, balloons and kites.

8. In all cases in which flying machines are required by this Section of this Schedule to display lights, a glider shall display a white light visible, so far as practicable, in all directions.

9. A free balloon shall display a white light placed not jess than 15 or more than 30 feet below the basket and visible, so far as practicable, in all directions at a distance of at least 2 miles.

10.--(1) In the case of a captive balloon or kite, lights shall be displayed in accordance with the following provisions of this sub-paragraph :-

(a) the balloon or kite shall display two white lights placed 12 feet apart, one vertically below the other and both being visible so far as practicable in all directions at a distance of at least 2 miles, the upper light being placed not less than 15 or more than 30 feet below the basket, or, if there is no basket, below the lowest part of the balloon or kite:

(4) in addition, from the mooring cable of the balloon or kite there shall be displayed at intervals of 1,000 feet measured from the said group of two white lights, similar groups of two white lights, and if the lowest group of lights is obscured by clouds, an additional group shall be displayed below the cloud base: (e) in addition, the position of the object to which the balloon or kite is moored on the ground shall be marked by a similar group of two white lights.

(2) By day, the mooring cable of a captive balloon shall have attached to it at intervals of not more than 300 feet measured from the basket (or, if there is no basket, from the lowest part of the balloon) tubular streamers, not less than 8 inches in diameter and 6 feet in length, and marked with alternate bands of white and red 18 inches in width.

(3) By day, the mooring cable of a kite shall be marked,

either

(a) in the manner required by the last preceding sub-

paragraph in the case of a captive balloon; or

(b) by streamers of stout paper attached to the cable at intervals of 150 feet measured from the lowest part of the kite, being streamers not less than 30 inches in length or one foot in width in their widest part and marked with alternate bands of white and red 4 inches wide

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