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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JANUARY 31, 1936.

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16A. In cases where the constructional features of the aircraft do not admit of compliance with any of the provisions of paragraphs 15 and 16 of this Schedule, the nationality and registration marks shall be painted on or affixed to the aircraft in such manner, and the letters constituting the marks shall be of such height, as may be approved by the Governor.

(4) The following paragraph shall be inserted after paragraph 19:-

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20. Every aircraft shall carry, affixed in a prominent position to the fuselage or to the car or basket (as the case may be), a metal plate inscribed with the names and residence of the owner and the nationality and registration marks of the aircraft.'

11. The amendments specified in the Schedule to this Order shall be made in Schedule IV to the principal Order.

12. (1) This Order may be cited as the Air Navigation (Colonies, Protectorates and Mandated Territories) (Amend- ment) Order, 1935.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the first day of January, 1936.

M. P. A. HANKEY.

SCHEDULE.

AMENDMENT OF SCHEDULE IV TO THE PRINCIPAL

ORDER.

1. The following sub-paragraph shall be substituted for sub- paragraph (1) of paragraph 10 of Schedule IV to the principal Order:

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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 a group of two lights con- sisting of a white light placed 12 feet vertically above a red light, both these lights being visible so far as practicable in all directions at a distance of at least 2 miles, and the white 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:

(b) 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 lights, similar groups of two lights, white and red, and, if the lowest group of lights is obscured by clouds, an additional group shall be displayed below the cloud base:

(c) 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 lights, white and red."

2. At the end of paragraph 14 the following paragraph shall be inserted :-

(c) Where a flying machine or glider has alighted at night on a water aerodrome having a control', permission to proceed to the normal arrival point will be given by the same two-letter sign made with a white light and followed by intermittent signals of the same colour."