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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JUNE 14, 1912.

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HONGKONG.

No. 26 OF 1912.

An Ordinance to regulate the ascents, descents

and flights of balloons, airships, aeroplanes and parachutes.

I assent to this Ordinance.

LS

CLAUD SEVERN,

Officer Administering the Government.

[14th June, 1912.]

Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Airships Ordi- Short title. nance, 1912,

2.-(1.) It shall not be lawful for any person to make Control of an ascent in a balloon, whether dirigible or otherwise, or Aviators. in an airship or aeroplane without having previously obtained the permission in writing of the Governor.

(2.) It shall not be lawful for any person having ascended elsewhere in a balloon, whether dirigible or other- wisc, or in an airship or aeroplane to make any flight over or above any portion of the Colony or of the waters of the Colony or to descend thereby or by means of any parachute or other contrivance without having previously obtained the permission in writing of the Governor,

(3.) Any permission given under this section may be issued subject to any conditions, which shall be specified in the written permission, that the Governor may think fit to impose.

(4.) Every person who contravenes the provisions of this section or who contravenes any of the conditions afore- said shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding 500 dollars or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding 3 months and to the forfeiture of any photographs, negatives, photographic apparatus, sketches, sketching materials, maps and plans not expressly author- ised in any such written permission as aforesaid which in the opinion of the Magistrate appear to have been carried by the offender during any ascent from or flight over or above or descent to any portion of the Colony or the waters thereof.

3. Section 8 of the Defences (Sketching Prevention) Repeal. Ordinance, 1895, is hereby repealed.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 13th day of June, 1912.

R. II. CROFTON,

Clerk of Councils.

Assented to by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, the 14th day of June, 1912.

C. CLEMENTI,

Colonial Secretary.

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