71593-1921-Regulations-under-the-Wireless-Telegraphy-Ordinance-1913 — Page 2

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 4, 1921.

AND WHEREAS at the request of the Licensee I have agreed to grant to the Licensee the licences, powers and authorities hereinafter expressed and contained for the period upon the terms and subject to the stipulations and conditions hereinafter appearing:

NOW I the above named

Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies and Vice-Admiral of the same in exercise of all powers and authorities enabling me in this behalf do hereby grant to the Licensee during the term or period commencing on the day of the date hereof and terminating on the

day of

19........., and thereafter so long as the Wireless Telegraphy Ordinance, 1913, shall continue in force unless and until these presents and the licence or permission hereby given shall be determined as hereinafter provided licence and permission:

(.) To establish, instal and work for the purposes hereinafter mentioned at the ship station or stations specified in the Schedule hereto apparatus for wireless telegraphy of the kind specified in the Schedule bereto (which apparatus is hereinafter referred to as "the licensed apparatus"):

Provided that---

(a.) Each ship station shall be of such class mentioned in Article XIII of the Service Regulations annexed to Radiotelegraph Convention, 1912, as is specified in the said Schedule opposite to the name of such station;

(b.) The apparatus installed at each ship station shall be of the character specified in the said schedule opposite to the name of such station;

(c.) The sending apparatus used at each ship station shall be of such a character that the waves emitted are as pure and as little damped as possible and the receiving apparatus used at the said station or stations shall be of such a character as to afford the greatest possible protection from disturbance during the reception of signals;

(d.) The apparatus shall include such emergency installation as may be required according to the class of the ship station under the provisions of Article XI of the Service Regulations annexed to the Radiotelegraph Convention, 1912;

(e.) The licensed apparatus shall be so constructed as to be capable of using wave lengths of 600 and 300 metres in length as measured by the standard of measurement in use by the Government of the Colony for the time being or as may be otherwise directed by the Governor and such other wave lengths not exceeding 600 metres in length as shall be authorised in writing from time to time by the Governor; Provided always that the wave length of 600 metres shall normally be used for communication and further that the wave length of 1,800 metres may be used in the exceptional case contemplated by Article XXXV (2) (a) of the Service Regulations annexed to the Radiotelegraph Convention, 1912; Provided further that only the wave length of 600 metres shall be used by the Licensee during the period of any war in which the United Kingdom is engaged;

(f.) The apparatus shall admit of the transmission and reception of messages at the rate of not less than 20 words a minute five letters being counted as one word.

(g.) Each ship shall be provided with two certified operators together. with suitable accommodation for the apparatus and operators and a wireless service shall be maintained at all times during the period of this licence.

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