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UNCLASSIFIED
FM HONG KONG
TO ROUTINE FCO
TELNO 621
OF 191OOOZ FEBRUARY 87
INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
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Local of DA 84M. Lapin
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HKGOL FOR MARINE ADVISER
YOUR TELNO 298: LOCALISATION OF MERCHANT SHIPPING LAWS
THANK YOU FOR YOU HELPFUL COMMENTS ON THE TWO SETS OF REGULATIONS. WE ARE PROCEEDING WITH THEM SUBJECT TO THE COMMENTS WHICH FOLLOW :-
(A) MERCHANT SHIPPING (SAFETY OFFICIALS AND REPORTING OF ACCIDENTS AND DANGEROUS OCCURRENCES) REGS.:
(1) PAGE 3(E)(1). AGREED. WE WILL DELETE QUOTE WHILE IN PORT
UNQUOTE:
(11) PAGE 5. DEFINITION OF SEA GOING SHIPS WOULD COVER SHIPS REGISTERED IN HONG KONG AND OTHER SHIPS WHILST IN THE WATERS OF HONG KONG. THIS COVERS VIRTUALLY ALL FRANCHAISED FERRIES AND ALL FERRIES OPERATING TO MACAU BUT EXCLUDES LOCALLY LICENSED VESSELS.
THIS IS INTENDED:
(111) PAGE 2. DEFINITION OF FISHING VESSEL IS INDEED BROADER THAN UK DEFINITION. AGAIN THIS IS INTENDED:
(B) MERCHANT SHIPPING (MEDICAL EXAMINATION) REGS.:
(1) PAGE 3. WE CONFIRM THAT THE 200 GRT LIMIT IS INTENTIONAL. THIS ENABLES ITS APPLICATION TO FOREIGN FLAG JETFOILS AND HIGH-SPEED
CATAMARANS:
(11) PAGE 5. PARA 3 OF THE EQUIVALENT UK REGULATIONS WAS DELIBERATELY OMITTED: ITS EFFECT IS COVERED BY REGULATION 8(D):
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