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(b) towing or pushing; or
(c) any other purpose,
and does not carry passengers beyond the
waters of the Colony.".
Amendment of section 104.
6.
Section 104 of the principal Ordinance is amended
in subsection (1) by inserting, after "diving barges,"
the following· ·
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"oil barges, oil tankers,".
Explanatory Memorandum
This Bill amends the Merchant Shipping Ordinance
in two main respects.
2.
Clause 2 adds a new section 14A to the principal
Ordinance, so as to provide for the removal from a ship
of a seaman who has been lawfully discharged from the
ship but refuses to leave it. A seaman who has been
discharged may not remain on board except with the
permission of the master and a seaman who refuses to leave
when requested to do so by the master may be removed by
an authorized officer.
3.
Clause 3 deletes the references in section 71
of the principal Ordinance to the deposit of rubbish, oil,
etc. into the waters of Hong Kong.
4.
Clause 4 adds four new sections (71A, 71B, 71C
and 71D) which deal with pollution of Hong Kong waters.