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TO PRIORITY COVERNOR HONG KONG TELNO 1241 OF 4 DECEMBER. 1973
FRO. STUART TO COLONIAL SECRETARY.
HONG KONG REGISTER OF SHIPPING.
THE DTI TEAM HAVE DEEN SUCCESSFUL IN CONDUCTING A NUMBER OF
INTERVIEWS WITH ENGINEERS AND DECK OFFICERS, BUT HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO INTERVIEW A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF SENIOR DECK OFFICERS
TO FORM REASONABLE CONCLUSIONS. SOME 20 SENIOR DECK OFFICERS
HAVE BEEN INTERVIEWED SO FAR, BUT OF THESE ONLY A HANDFUL, ALL
OF WHOM ARE STUDYING FOR DTI CERTIFICATES. HAVE BEEN PUT FORWARD
BY Y.K PAO. SINCE Y.K PAO'S INTEREST GREATLY OUTWEIGHS
THAT OF ANY OTHER SHIPOWNER, WE REGARD IT AS IMPERATIVE TO
INTERVIEW A REASONABLE NUMBER OF HIS SENTOR DECK OFFICERS NEITHER
HOLDING NOR STUDYING FOR DTI CERTIFICATES. LOCAL EFFORTS TO
SECURE CO-OPERATION HAVE NOT BEEN ENCOURAGING,
WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN SECURING THE
PRODUCTION OF AT LEAST 4 WORLD-WIDE SENIOR DECK OFFICERS OF THE
TYPE MENTIONED AND 2 SENIOR ENGINEERS.
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