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No examina- tion, etc.,
of shores or
waters of
the Colony.
Landing of foreign troops, etc.
Limits of Quarantine Anchorage,
THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JULY 23, 1937.
Nothing is to prevent ships proceeding to and from any wharves on the west side of Kowloon Peninsula, provided such ships, if anchoring, give swinging room to vessels at the Admiralty buoys.
Foreign Men-of-War.
19. Foreign ships of war shall not make any examination or survey of the shores or waters of the Colony, either from such ships or by means of boats or otherwise.
Landing of foreign sailors, soldiers and airmen.
20.—(1) No sailor, soldier or airman in the service of any foreign power shall land in the Colony, outside the harbour limits, directly or indirectly from any vessel or aircraft in the service of such foreign power without the prior permission of the Governor for which application must be made by the Senior Officer in command of the sailors, soldiers or airmen concerned.
(2) No armed sailor, soldier or airman in the service of any foreign power, shall land in the Colony, within harbour limits, without the permission of the Colonial Secretary except as follows :—
(a) this paragraph shall not apply to officers landing armed for the purposes of ceremony or funeral;
(b) permission shall ordinarily be given for landing of armed firing parties when required at funerals.
(3) Where one or more men-of-war or transports in the service of a foreign power are in the Colony, within harbour limits, unarmed sailors, soldiers or airmen employed in such men-of-war or transports may land subject to the concurrence of the Colonial Secretary and in compliance with any condi- tions he may prescribe. Officers landing are permitted to wear their swords. If it is desired to land large numbers of men or a body of men in military formation adequate notice must always be given to the Colonial Secretary. For the purposes of this paragraph a vessel conveying upwards of one hundred sailors, soldiers or airmen in the service of a foreign power shall be deemed a 'transport'.
(IV).—QUARANTINE ANCHORAGES..
Stonecutters Island Anchorage.
21. Western boundary.-A line drawn from the western extremity of Stonecutters Island to the western extremity of Green Island.
Southern boundary. The mast of the Royal Observatory at Kowloon bearing S.82E. commencing where it meets the western boundary and terminating where it meets the eastern boundary,
Eastern boundary.-A north and south line drawn from the southernmost point of Stonecutters Island until it reaches the southern boundary.
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