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ORDINANCE No. 20 OF 1886. 2019


Harbour Regulations .


3. Upon the publication of any such rules , regulations or orders in Effect of
regulations.
the Gazette they shall , after the date of such publication , or after any
later date mentioned in such rules , regulations or orders , take effect as if
they were enacted by the Legislature of the Colony.

4. In any rule, regulation or order made under this Ordinance it Penalties for
breach of
shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to impose penalties for the regulations.

breach thereof, but so nevertheless that the penalty for the breach of any
such rules , regulations or orders does not exceed one hundred dollars ,
and in default of payment of the said penalty, imprisonment with or
without hard labour for any period not exceeding three months.

5. All offences against any rule, regulation or order made under Trial of
offences.
this Ordinance except when otherwise provided may be heard and deter
nined by a Stipendiary Magistrate, and all penalties imposed by and
expenses recoverable may be recovered in a summary way before any
Stipendiary Magistrate.



Regulations made by the Governor in Council under the provisions of The
Harbour Regulations Ordinance, 1885, (No. 20 of 1886 ), the
25th day ofJune, and gazetted the 26th June, 1886 .


I.- FAIRWAYS .

1. There shall be three fairways through the harbour, for the passage of vessels
of over 50 tons burden , and such fairways shall be named as follows: --
The Southern, the Central, and the Northern Fairways.

2. The western end of the Southern Fairway commences off the Gas works, and
is bounded on its south side by the north shore of the Island of Hongkong, and
terminates 400 feet west of the Canton Steam-boat Wharf, where it connects with the
central fairway. The north side of the Southern Fairway is occupied by junks, except
at a place opposite the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's Coal
Godowns, where there is a break connecting with the central fairway.

3. The western end of the Central Fairway commences off the wharf near the
Sailors ' Home and is marked by two buoys , the northern one painted white, and the
southern one painted red. This fairway is defined by two lines of mooring buoys
running in an E.S.Easterly direction .

4. The northern side of the Northern Fairway is defined by a line drawn between
the south point of Chung Hue and Kowloon Point on a S. 66° E. bearing. The
southern boundary has the breakwater in Causeway Bay, open of Kellett's Island
bearing S. 78° E.