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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 17, 1937.

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authority of some other place within His Majesty's dominions is in force, or

(b) a person holding a licence issued by any such au- thority and entitling such person to act as pilot navigator, engineer or other operative member of the crew of an air- craft,

the Governor may, on sufficient ground being shown to his satisfaction, after due inquiry, suspend any such certificate or licence, subject to an appeal to the authority by whom it was issued, the suspension, however, to remain in force pending the decision of such appeal.

(5) The Governor may require the holder of any licence, certificate or other document granted or issued or validated in the Colony under this Order or liable to be suspended under paragraph (4) of this article (or any person having the possession or custody of any such licence, certificate or document) to surrender the same to him for cancellation, suspension, endorsement or variation, in accordance with the provisions of this Order and any person failing to comply with any such requirement within a reasonable time shall be deemed to have failed to comply with this Order.

30. The Governor may make regulations for carrying out the purposes of this Order in respect of the following

matters:

(a) for prescribing anything which is to be prescribed under the provisions of this Order;

(b) for giving directions as respects any matter as to which the Governor is by this Order authorized to give directions.

31.-(1) In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires-

"The Convention" means the Convention for determin- ing by a common agreement certain uniform rules with respect to international air navigation signed on behalf of His Majesty in Paris on the thirteenth day of October, 1919;

"The protocol" means the additional protocol to the Convention aforesaid which was signed on behalf of His Majesty in Paris, and dated the first day of May, 1920;

"Aircraft" includes all balloons, whether fixed or free, kites, gliders, airships, and flying machines;

'Airship" means an aircraft using gas lighter than air as a means of support and having means of propulsion and means of directional control;

"Balloon" means an aircraft, either fixed or free, using gas lighter than air as a means of support and having no means of propulsion;

"Flying machine" includes all aeroplanes, seaplanes, flying boats, or other aircraft heavier than air and having means of propulsion ;

As amended by O. in C. of 29.1.29 (G. N. 408 of 1929) in force 1.4.29. ¶ As amended by 0. in C. of 1.7.37 (G. N. 819 of 1937) in force 1.8.37.

Directions issued before this date are not affected by this amendment. §§ As amended by O. in C. of 15.12.32 (G.N. 134 of 1933) in force 1.1.33.