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4.
The main points in the document
JLGIII are:
prepared for discussion
at
(a)
(b)
ownership: to qualify for registration a ship must be owned
by either (i)
a corporate owner incorporated in Hong Kong;
an individual ordinary resident in Hong Kong.
the ship must be managed and controlled in Hong Kong and there must be a representative person ordinarily
resident in the territory for purposes of enforcement.
or (ii)
In either case,
manning:
eligibility to serve on a Hong Kong-registered ship
would be by technical ог professional qualifications, rather
than by nationality. This means in particular that the
for certain
present
requirement
officers
to
be UK,
Commonwealth or Irish citizens would cease. The standards of qualifications required would be maintained at present levels.
(c)
flag:
be
flags:
the
the
PRC
two Hong Kong- registered ships would fly upper flag would the Red Ensign before 1997 and flag after that date, and the lower one Hong Kong's flag
before and after 1997.
(d)
5.
financial aspects:
the costs of the register's operation
would be met by charges levied on users.
No changes are
envisaged to the tax regime as it affects shipping operations.
the
We hope
receive at to
least prelimina ry
from comments
Chinese at the March JLG and would
JLG and would then propose expert discussions
In v i ew of the responsibility of the
to take matters further.
Secretary of State
State for Transport for the satisfactory operation of all British registers of shipping, it is likely that DTP officials
officials participate with Hong Kong Government these expert discussions. The experts' conclusions would then be
considered in a subsequent JLG meeting.
will wish to
in
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