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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 16, 1929. 425

(2) In paragraph 5 of Article 29 of the Principal Order, for the words "any licence or certificate granted" there shall be substituted the words "any licence, certificate or other document granted or issued," and for the words "any such licence or certificate" there shall be substituted the words "any such licence, certificate or document.”

7. Article 31 of the Principal Order shall be amended:--

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(1) by substituting for the definition of "balloon" the following definition :----

Balloon' means an aircraft, either fixed or free, using gas lighter than air as a means of support, and having no means of propulsion." (2) by omitting in the definition of "Contracting State" the words from “and

this Order" to the end of the definition.

(3) by omitting in the first line of paragraph (2) the words "including the

schedules thereto."

8. After the word "airworthiness" in the second line of paragraph 1 of Schedule. II of the Principal Order, the word "or" shall be omitted.

9. After sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 1 of Schedule III of the Principal Order the following sub-paragraph shall be inserted:

"(2A) A log-book shall be kept in respect of every winch (including the cable worked thereby) used for the operation of a fixed balloon registered in the Colony and carrying passengers for hire or reward.”

10. For the purpose of bringing the Principal Order into conformity with certain amendments which have been made in the annexes to the Air Navigation Convention, the amendments specified in the second column of the Schedule to this Order shall be made in the provisions of the Principal Order mentioned in the first column of that Schedule.

11.--(1) This Order may be cited as the Air Navigation (Colonies, Protectorates and Mandated Territories) (Amendment) Order, 1929.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the first day of April, 1929.

Provisions Amended.

Schedule I, Paras. 14 to 22.

Schedule.

Amendment.

COLIN SMITH.

For paragraphs 14 to 22 inclusive the following paragraphs numbered 14 to 20 shall be substituted :-

"14. The nationality mark of an aircraft registered in the Colony shall be a group assigned by the Registrar of two capital letters in Roman character and the registration mark shall be a group assigned by the Registrar of three such letters.

15. The nationality and registration marks shall be painted on the aircraft in the following manner:

(a) Flying Machines.-The marks shall be painted once on the lower surface of the lower main planes and once on the upper surface of the top main planes, the top of the letters to be towards the leading edge. They shall also be painted along each side of the fuselage between the main planes and the tail planes. In cases where the machine is not provided with a fuselage the marks shall be painted on the nacelle instead.