jan 1, 1917 - 1917 Ferries Ordinance was passed

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According to this Ordinance, the Government would
grant the licence to an operator to operate a certain group of ferry routes
through the public tender. The operator was required to pay the Government
a designated amount of royalty and had to follow the Ferries Regulations for
providing ferry service.3
https://commons.ln.edu.hk/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1001&context=his_etd

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