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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 1, 1933.

And whereas it is necessary or expedient to substitute for the existing pilot signals the signals specified in the Schedule annexed hereto :

And whereas the provisions of Section one of the Rules Publication Act, 1893, (d) have been complied with:

Now, therefore, His Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Him in manner hereinbefore recited and of all other powers in that behalf, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, is pleased to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:-

1. Such signals as are specified in the Schedule annexed hereto shall be used as pilot signals on and after the 1st day of January, 1934.

2. The hereinbefore recited Order of the 29th day of June, 1900, is hereby revoked.

3. The Interpretation Act, 1889, (e) shall apply to the interpretation of this Order as it applies to the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.

M. P. A. HANKEY.

SCHEDULE TO WHICH THE FOREGOING ORDER REFERS.

SIGNALS FOR A PILOT.

The following signals, when used or displayed together or separate- ly, shall be deemed to be signals for a pilot :-

In the daytime—

(1) The International Code Signal G, signifying "I require a Pilot";

(2) The International Code Signal P.T., signifying "I require a Pilot";

(3) The Pilot Jack hoisted at the fore.

At night-

(1) The pyrotechnic light, commonly known as a blue light, every fifteen minutes;

(2) A bright white light, flashed or shown at short or frequent intervals just above the bulwarks for about a minute at a time;

(3) The International Code Signal P.T. by flashing.

(tl) 56-7 V. c. 66.

(e) 52-3 V. 63.

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