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YOUR TELNO 074: MARINE ADVISER/IMO REPRESENTATIVE
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SUBJECT TO HONG KONG'S CONFIRMATION, WE UNDERSTAND THAT CHAN WOULD BE THE FIRST HONG KONG PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO
IMO: HITHERTO HONG KONG'S INTERESTS IN IMO HAVE BEEN SERVED BY
THE ATTENDANCE OF HONG KONG OFFICIALS AT RELEVANT IMO FORA.
2.
AS THE SPEAKING NOTE IN HONG KONG TELNO 154 (AS AMENDED BY OUR TELNOS 36 AND 38) MAKES CLEAR, THE SITUATION HAS CHANGED WITH THE AGREEMENT AT JLGIV ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MODIFIED
SHIPPING REGISTER FOR HONG KONG. IN ORDER THAT THE MODIFIED REGISTER CAN BE IN PLACE WELL BEFORE 1997, HONG KONG ARE NOW BEGINNING THE COMPLEX PROCESS OF LOCALISING HONG KONG'S SHIPPING LEGISLATION. AS THE BRITISH PAPER ON IMO PREPARED FOR DISCUSSION AT THE IRO SUB-GROUP NOTED, THE LOCALISED LEGISLATION WILL BE BASED LARGELY UPON IMO AGREEMENTS AND SO THERE WILL BE A NEED FOR
CLOSE INFORMAL CONSULTATION WITH THE IMO SECRETARIAT. HONG KONG
WILL THEREFORE ALSO HAVE A MORE DIRECT INTEREST THAN BEFORE IN
CONTRIBUTING TO THE PREPARATION OF THESE AGREEMENTS.
3.
SUBJECT TO ANY FURTHER COMMENTS FROM HONG KONG DESKBY
190900Z GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD SPEAK TO THE CHINESE ON THESE
LINES.
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