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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, APRIL 5, 1917.

HONGKONG.

No. 13 or 1917.

I assent to this Ordinance.

F. H. MAY,

LS

Governor.

Short title and con- struction.

Ordinances Nos. 10 of 1899 and 25 1913.

Relaxation

during pre- sent war of

as to certifi-

5th April, 1917.

An Ordinance to amend the Merchant Shipping

Ordinances, 1899 to 1913.

[5th April, 1917.]

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 Merchant Shipping Amendment Ordinance, 1917, and shall be read and construed as one with the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1899, hereinafter called the principal Ordi- nance, and with the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1913, and the said Ordinances and this Ordinance may be cited together as the Merchant Shipping Ordinances, 1899 to 1917.

2.-(1.) Notwithstanding anything contained in sec- tion 4 of the principal Ordinance, it shall be lawful for any British or Colonial steamship, exceeding 60 but not requirements exceeding 400 tons net register tonnage, and regularly cated officers plying between the Colony and any place on the Canton River or West River or any river in the Province of Kwong Tung or the Province of Kwong Sai or between the colony and Macao, to leave the colony for any such place or for Macao, and to return to the colony direct from any such place or from Macao, if such steamship be provided with the following :-

in case of river steamers.

Ordinance

No. 3 of 1904.

(a) a certificated master;

(b) three pilots holding licences under the Pilots

Ordinance, 1904;

(e) a certificated engineer; and

(d) an engineer (i) holding a certificate of com- petency issued by the Harbour Master under Table E and (ii) approved by the Harbour Master for engagement as a second engineer on board such steamships as are referred to in this section :

Provided that if the steamship is of less than 100 nominal horse power a second engineer shall not be required.

(2.) This section shall continue in force during the continuance of the present war and thereafter until such time as may be appointed by order of the Governor in Council.

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