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Sir D Watson Kocson доуче
PS Mr Boyle
PACIEN
31 JUL 1975
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Privat Secretary (for information)
Judgement for the
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HONG KONG REGISTER OF SHIPPINE
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which I referred to in my submission of 12 July.
2. The situation now is that Y K Pao has told the Governor
that he would be able to put 3 million tons of his ships on a
These would have British Hong Kong register within 5 years.
Masters. He has, however, gone along with the other Hong Kong
owners who said that they were not prepared to accept the
other manning restriction proposed by the DTI, under which the
second in command of ships on the register would have to be
British or bona fide Hong Kong residents, holding the requisite
British or equivalent Commonwealth certificate by examination.
3. There is therefore a discrepancy between the Governor's
report of his conversation with Mr Y K Pao, and our telegram
No 682, which records a conversation between Mr Archer, Under
Secretary at the DTI, and Mr Lee, Mr Y K Fao's UK director.
The difference in the available tonnage is probably because,
although Mr Y K Pao may have 4 million tons of ships with UK
Masters, he is not likely, for reasons of flexibility, to
want to put them all on the Hong Kong register; hence the offer
of 3 million tons.
4.
The discrepancy on manning requirements is more significant.
If Mr Lee's account to Mr Archer is right then the 4 million
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