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FM HONG KONG 030030Z
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TO PRIORITY F CO TELEGRAM NUMBER 1119 OF 3 OCTOBER INFO
ROUTINE TOKYO.
YOUR TELNO 933: HONG KONG REGISTER OF SHIPPING.
FOLLOWING FOR STANDEN, D.T.1. FROM ALEXANDER, MARINE DEPT,
PROPOSED VISIT OF TEAM WELCOMED. WE HAVE RECOMMENDED TO FINANCE COMMITTEE THAT THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE RES- FONSIBLE FOR AIR PASSAGES (LONDON/HK/LONDON AND HK/TOKYO/HK), HOTEL ACCOMMODATION AND EXPENSES (AVERAGE ABOUT DOLLARS 70 PER DAY FOR EACH OFFICER) FOR A PERIOD NOT EXCEEDING 2 MONTHS. WE SHALL LET YOU HAVE DETAILS OF ARRANGEMENTS SHORTLY, MEANWHILE, WE SUGGEST THAT THE TEAM SHOULD PLAN TO ARRIVE ON 17 OCTOBER,
2. LOCAL SHIPOWNERS HAVE CONFIRMED THAT THEY ARE PREPARED TO PROVIDE AT LEAST 50 OFFICERS AT THE FIRST OFFICER/CHIEF ENGINEER AND SECOND OFFICER/SECOND ENGINEER LEVELS AT SHORT NOTICE. COULD YOU ADVISE US WHAT FORM THE ORAL INTERVIEWS WILL TAKE AND WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO LET US HAVE A TYPICAL SERIES OF QUESTIONS
BEFORE THE TEAM ARRIVES?
3. WE SHALL ARRANGE FOR THE TEAM TO VISIT, IN THE PORT OF HONG KONG, LOCALLY OWNED FOREIGN-FLAG SHIPS TO OBSERVE SAFETY EQUIPMENT, NEW ACCOMMODATION AND OPERATIONAL STANDARDS. DETAILED DRAFT PROGRAMME FOLLOWS BY AIR MAIL. THIS WILL INCLUDE THE NAMES OF SHIPYARDS AND EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERES AT TOKYO, YOKOHAMA AND KOBE AND WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY OUR COMMENTS ON THE HONG KONG TRADE UNION REGISTRATION ORDINANCE.
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