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Reference to schedules.
THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JULY 27, 1928.
7. The provisions in Schedules I. to VI. inclusive to this Order shall have effect as part of this Order, and shall be duly observed by all persons concerned in the cases to which they relate, that is to say:
Schedule.
Subject matter.
1. Registration and marking of aircraft.
II.
Certificates of airworthiness for aircraft; detention of unair-
worthy aircraft; inspection, overhauls, &c.
III.
Log books.
IV.
Rules as to lights and signals and rules for air traffic.
V.
Licensing of personnel.
VI.
Prohibited areas.
Aerodromes.
Right of inspection and access to
aerodromes and factories.
General safety provisions.
8.--(1) A place in the Colony shall not be used as a regular place of landing or departure by aircraft carrying passengers for hire or reward, un- less it is licensed for the purpose by the Governor, and any conditions of such licence are complied with.
(2) Every aerodrome which is licensed for public use or which is open to such use by British aircraft upon payment of charges shall to the same extent and upon the same conditions be open to use by aircraft possessing the nationality of a contracting State.
(3) In every aerodrome to which the last preceding paragraph applies there shall be a single tariff of charges, including charges for landing and length of stay, applicable alike to British and foreign aircraft, and such tariff shall be in such form and on such a scale as may be directed or ap- proved by the Governor, and shall be kept exhibited in a conspicuous place at the aerodrome.
(4) In the case of any contravention of or failure to comply with this article, the proprietor of the aerodrome shall be deemed to have acted in contravention of or, as the case may be, failed to comply with this Order.
(5) Paragraphs (1), (2) and (4) of this article shall not apply to Royal Air Force aerodromes or aerodromes under the control of the Secretary of State for Air or the Governor the use of which has been sanctioned by the Secretary of State for Air or the Governor but any directions of the Secretary of State for Air or the Governor, as the case may be, as to the use of such aerodromes shall be complied with.
9.—(1) Any person authorized by the Governor shall have the right of access at all reasonable times to any aerodrome other than a Royal Air Force aerodrome for the purpose of inspecting the aerodrome, and any person so authorized and any police constable shall have the right of access at all reasonable times to any place to which access is necessary for the purpose of carrying out his powers and duties under this Order.
(2) All military aircraft belonging to or employed in the service of His Majesty shall have at all reasonable times the right of access to any licensed aerodrome, subject to the conditions of the licence.
10.-(1) An aircraft shall not fly over any city or town within the Colony except at such altitude as will enable the aircraft to land outside the city or town should the means of propulsion fail through mechanical breakdown or other cause:
Provided that this prohibition shall not apply to any area comprised within a circle with a radius of one mile from the centre of a licensed aerodrome or of a Roval Air Force aerodrome or of an aerodrome under the control of the Secretary of State for Air or the Governor.
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