GOVERMENT HOUSE HONG KONG.
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FRI 13 MAB 92 11:04
PG.05
Item
UK Enactment
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MSA 1894, SS.198 & 199
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MSA 1894, S.211
CONFIDENTIAL
Current
UK Authority
(a) Commanding officer of British warship, British consular officer, a superintendent of a mercantile marine office, or a chief officer of customs and excise
(b) Minister of Transport
: (a) Justices of the
Peace
(b) Commanding officers of British warships
(c) British consular officers
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MSA 1906, SS.40, 41, (a) Minister of 45. 47, 48 & 49
Transport
(b) British consular officers; British merchants; a superintendent of a mercantile marine office; and a chief officer of customs
Power/Function
To receive and investigate complaints about provisions or water
(a), (b) and (c) to receive complaints by seamen about master or any other
crew
(a) To make regulations governing repatriation of seafarers
(b) To undertake the return of seamen
Proposed
HK Authority
The Bill will provide for
complaints to be made to the
Superintendent* who shall investigate them. But if ship
is outside AK waters, role is to be performed by a person exercising powers similar to that of the Superintendent
The Bill will provide for complaints (including
complaints about conditions on board ship) to be made to the master in the first instance; but if a seafarer is dissatisfied with the master's action thereupon, the Superintendent*, or (where the ship is outside HK waters) a
person exercising
similar powers
shall entertain the
complaint and investigate it
The Bill will confer on the Governor in Council power to make regulations governing the procedure for repatriation of seafarers which will place responsibility on the
Superintendent* fat carrying out those procedures.
CONFIDENTIAL