Hong Kong Government Office
香港政府駐英辦事處
6 Grafton Street London W1X 3LB
86)
Our Ref: SHIP/INCIDENTS/MA
Hkc 175/1
Mr. J. Morris,
Hong Kong Department,
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Whitehall,
London SW1
(WH)
Dear Mr. Morris,
CE
ESTRY DEC 1992
OFFICER
26 November 1992
This looks ok to me
but fl. liaise with AMD were reply.
~27/11
Hong Kong Shipping Register
Alleged IMO/MARPOL Infringements: Procedures
On 10th August 1992, the FCO Aviation and Maritime Department forward a note (ref MDP 262/7) from the German Embassy concerning an alleged MARPOL infringement by the Hong Kong registered ship TRAMCO AMITY. It is a fairly typical case.
Hong Kong has now given consideration to the general practice of reporting and investigating such violations. Based on the advice of the International Law Division of the Hong Kong Legal Department (see attached correspondence) it is proposed to introduce a rather more streamlined system.
Subject to there being no objection on your part, I will request the IMO to issue a circular requesting Member States to forward details of alleged incidents direct to Hong Kong or to the London HKGO where this is more convenient. This would be in line with the well-established system of points-of-contact within the IMO system.
As far as the TRAMO AMITY case is concerned, Aviation and Maritime Department may care to note that this is under investigation and I will revert when further information is received.
cc FCO [Aviation & Maritime Dept]
(Attn: Mr. P. Smallcorn)
SES (Attn: Mr. Gordon Leung)
Yours sincerely,
Dittell
(D.A. Hall) Marine Adviser
Tel: 071-499 9821
Fax: 071-493 1964 071-495 5033